Excerpt from Some Notes on the Ward of Aldgate and Its Ancient and Modern History: To Commemorate the Election of Alderman John Pound, as Lord Mayor of the City of London The City of London is being rebuilt and remodelled so rapidly that, in a short time, it would seem all connection with the past and its interesting traditions will, to most of those who tread its pavements, be forgotten and lost. To collect in a concrete form some of the facts relating to the corner of the City known as Aldgate is the object of this Book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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