Visible on this 18th century map and at the location of modern-day Smithfield Street, at the western end of Smithfield Market.
Cow Lane
Map
The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:
- Built-up London – London before the Fire
- City of London wall and Great Fire damage – London after the Fire
Open location in Google Maps: 51.517943, -0.103415
1893 text
Cow Lane, West Smithfield (now named King Street), was famous for its coachmakers.
This text comes from a footnote on a diary entry in the 1893 edition edited by Henry B. Wheatley.
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References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
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2 Annotations
Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Cow Lane arcs WSW off West Smithfield on the Rocque map
http://www.motco.com/map/81002/Se…
Third Reading
San Diego Sarah • Link
L&M: Cow Lane was famous for its coachmakers.