Finsbury Pavement

Finsbury Pavement

Finsbury Pavement is a street connecting Moorgate with City Road in the London Borough of Islington. It forms a part of the A501 London Inner Ring Road, and before the introduction of the ring of steel formed a major through route to London Bridge and south London.

History

The name was formerly "Moor Fields Pavement", being on the west side of the Moorfields, behind the Bethlem Hospital, its current name derives from lying within the historic manor of Finsbury; the manor forming one of the prebends of St Paul's Cathedral, and becoming the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury, in 1900. The area was first drained in 1527, and the existing postern made into a gate in the City wall at Moorgate. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45091 "Moorfields and Finsbury"] , Old and New London: Volume 2 (1878), pp. 196-208. Accessed: 11 August 2008] In the early 19th century, the southern extent of the street was renamed Moorgate, by the City of London – and the name change marked the boundary, but today, due to boundary changes, most of the street is within Coleman Street Ward of the City.

By 1761, the Islington Turnpike Trust built City Road, to meet this road from the City. The street formed an early terminus for coach traffic from the north, and in 1871, the street became the terminus for tramways running from Islington. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=7111 "Islington: Communications"] , A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 3-8. Date accessed: 11 August 2008] In 1891, Finsbury Pavement became the City terminus for the Great Northern & City Railway underground railway serving Finsbury Park, via the Copenhagen Fields tunnel, under Islington. This line was taken over by London Underground in 1913, as a part of the Northern Line Highbury Branch, and the terminus extended to Moorgate railway station. This branch was never integrated with the underground system, and is now operated as the Northern City Line, a suburban service. [ [http://www.londonrailways.net/gn_c.html "Great Northern Railway (GNR)"] (London Railways) accessed: 11 August 2008]

In 1825 George Batty and his wife founded Batty & Co., a condiments manufacturer, at Finsbury Pavement. The company later established a large manufacturing plant in Peckham, which became the first UK manufacturing base of H. J. Heinz Company in 1905.

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