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Clerkenwell 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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51
PAVEMENTS.
Carriageways.—The carriageway of Wellington
Street, Berkley Street, Rawstorne Place, and Saint
James's Buildings, were paved with Val de Travers
Compressed Asphalte.
Part of the carriageway of Red Lion Street was
taken up, redressed and relaid.
886 yards super, of the carriageway of Goswell Road
was relaid in connection with the work carried out by
the North Metropolitan Tramways Company.
148 yards of the carriageway of City Road opposite
the "Blue Coat Boy" and by the "Angel" was relaid
in conjunction with works executed by the Islington
Vestry.
Footways.—The footways of Wellington Street,
Berkley Street, and Saint James's Buildings were
relaid and the deficiency made good with new York
stone, and Rawstorne Place was laid with new Patent
Victoria Stone Pavement, and a thoroughfare for
pedestrians formed into Buxton Street,
Half of the cost of repaving Rawstorne Place was
borne by the Brewers' Company, and a moiety of £100
towards the expense of paving Wellington Street was
paid by Mr. Hare, the lessee of the houses in that
street.
Broad Yard.—Mr. Milward, a Builder, took up the
pavement in Broad Yard, Turnmill Street, erected
scaffolding and constructed areas without making the