Grub Street [ Cities / Literary & Artistic genres ]
… Cripplegate area, that derived its name from the refuse ditch (grub) that ran alongside. It had a high concentration of taverns, dosshouses, coffeehouses, and brothels – as well as publishers, booksellers, and authors. This mixture of the … outbreaks (Cripplegate had the highest death rate in London during the 1665 Plague). It also had a high concentration of taverns, dosshouses (one of the lowest forms of accommodation), coffeehouses, and brothels – as well as of publishers, … Cripplegate area, that derived its name from the refuse ditch (grub) that ran alongside. It had a high concentration of taverns, dosshouses, coffeehouses, and brothels – as well as publishers, booksellers, and authors. This mixture of the …
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