Plaque

William Lambe - EC2

Inscription

{Between two emblems of the Clothworkers' Company:}
8 - 10 Moorgate
This land was bequeathed in 1580 by William Lambe who rebuilt the Holborn Conduit, bringing clean water to the City of London.
The Clothworkers' Company

Site: William Lambe - EC2 (1 memorial)

EC2, Moorgate, 8 - 10

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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William Lambe - EC2

Subjects commemorated i

Holborn Conduit

Built on a tributary of the River Fleet to bring clean water to London. Its p...

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William Lambe

1569-1570 Master of the Clothworkers' Company. Three wives but childless whic...

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William Lambe - EC2

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Clothworkers Company

Their Hall, next to All Hallows Staining, was destroyed in the Great Fire.

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