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Here was fought the Famous Battle Between Edward the 4th and the Earl of Warwick April the 14th ANNO 1471 in which the Earl was Defeated And Slain.

Holborn Viaduct I crossed this summer. It was built 1863-1869 to cross the Fleet Valley and improve access to the City at a time when London was particularly cramped. Unlike a contemporary viaduct which would be characterised by plain steel and grey concrete, Holborn’s was constructed at a time when public works were meant to be beautiful and stately.