Lamb’s Conduit, was according to Stow formed by the above-mentioned Mr. William Lamb, who having drawn together several springs of water to one head, at a place which is now the end of Red Lion street, in Holborn, erected a conduit there, and conveyed part of the water through leaden pipes the space of two thousand yards to Snow hill, where having rebuilt a ruinous conduit, which had been long disused, he laid the water into it. The whole expense of this work, which was finished March 26, 1577, amounted to 1500l. These conduits were built with stone, with a lamb on the top: the former of these little edifices gave its name to the adjacent fields, on which the Foundling hospital is built; but obstructing the view of that truly noble structure, it was taken down some years ago, and the water being conveyed to the side of the street, a descent is made to the spring head by a flight of stone steps. That on Snow hill has also been taken down, and a pump adorned with lamps placed in its room; the advantage the city receives from the New River water, rendering these structures, which were formerly of great advantage, entirely useless.
Lamb’s Conduit Mews, Millman street, Holborn.
Lamb’s Conduit passage, Red Lion street.†
Lamb’s court, Red Lion court.†
Lamb street, 1. Crispin street, Spitalfields.† 2. Turnmill street.†
Lamb’s yard, 1. Bishopsgate without.† 2. Nightingale lane, East Smithfield.
Lambert hill, generally called Lambeth hill, Thames street; was so called from Lambert the owner thereof. Maitland.
Lambert street, Goodman’s fields.†
Lambert’s rents, Petticoat lane.†
