This conduit formerly occupied the spot on which , still more ancient stood. The was erected in , the by Mr. William Lamb, a gentleman of the chapel to Henry VIII.

This building had equal sides, and was ornamented with Corinthian pillars, pediments, and the arms of the city; the whole surmounted by a pyramid, on which was a lamb, a rebus on the name of Lamb, from whose conduit in , the water came. On a tablet in front was the following inscription :--

Rebuilt in the year

1677

.

Sir Thos. Davis, knt. Lord Mayor.

This conduit ran with wine on the anniversary of the coronation of George I. , which was procured by the subscription of several loyal inhabitants. At the same time, the sides in the evening exhibited the following distich:

Since love and peace do promise happy days,

Fame, clap thy wings, and sound great George's praise.

Opposite St. Sepulchre's church is Angel-court, at the upper end of which is a handsome old house, formerly the Farthing Office. It was afterwards occupied by the Hand-in-hand fire office, and is now the residence of Mr. Hoby.

Between and , runs the street called the , which many of our antiquaries are of opinion is a corruption of Bale-hill, an eminence whereon was situated the Bale, or Bailiff's-house, wherein he held a court for the trial of malefactors; and this opinion seems to be corroborated by such a court having been held here for many centuries, in which there is a place of security, where the sheriffs keeps their prisoners during the session, which still retains the name of the Bale-dock.

On the east side of the , and contiguous to the place where the New-gate of the city formerly stood, is the