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st. luke's hospital. 309
before the introduction of railways, the high road to Cam-
bridge. Between Kingsland and Islington lies the popu-
lous suburb of Hoxton, formerly called by the not very
euphonious name of Hogsdcn. It is in the parish of St.
Leonard's, Shorcditch. In Hoxton-fields a duel -was
fought between Ben Jonson and Gabriel Spencer, the
actor, which terminated fatally for the latter. In Charles-
square the Rev. John Newton, the principal correspondent
of the poet Cowper, lived for many years. In Hoxton
were formerly resident several of the nobility, hut its
glory has long since departed, and its attractions are
insufficient to command further detail. Old-street-road
extends from Shoreditch Church to Goswell-street, and
says Mr. Cvmxiingham, " contains more almshouses than
any other street in London " That portion of it from St.
Luke's Hospital to the Charter-house is called Old-street,
which it is obvious gives its name to the road. Stow
writes that it was called Eald-strect, because it was the
old highway from Aldcrsgate-street for the north-east
parts of England before Bishopsgate was built. Old-
street-road was formerly part of a Roman road from Col-
chester. Since the formation of the City and New Roads
it has dwindled into a mere street. The church of St,
Luke, Old Street, was one of the fifty new churches built
in 1732. St. Luke's Hospital, in this street, is an asylum
for lunatics. It was first raised in 1751, for the reception
of those patients who could not obtain admission into Old
Bethlem Hospital. The present edifice was built in 17S2,
by Dance, and is of brick and stone. In the front is
a broad space circumvallated, with a portico in the
centre. The hospital contains accommodation for 300
individuals, and has a large revenue exceeding £8,000
annually.
before the introduction of railways, the high road to Cam-
bridge. Between Kingsland and Islington lies the popu-
lous suburb of Hoxton, formerly called by the not very
euphonious name of Hogsdcn. It is in the parish of St.
Leonard's, Shorcditch. In Hoxton-fields a duel -was
fought between Ben Jonson and Gabriel Spencer, the
actor, which terminated fatally for the latter. In Charles-
square the Rev. John Newton, the principal correspondent
of the poet Cowper, lived for many years. In Hoxton
were formerly resident several of the nobility, hut its
glory has long since departed, and its attractions are
insufficient to command further detail. Old-street-road
extends from Shoreditch Church to Goswell-street, and
says Mr. Cvmxiingham, " contains more almshouses than
any other street in London " That portion of it from St.
Luke's Hospital to the Charter-house is called Old-street,
which it is obvious gives its name to the road. Stow
writes that it was called Eald-strect, because it was the
old highway from Aldcrsgate-street for the north-east
parts of England before Bishopsgate was built. Old-
street-road was formerly part of a Roman road from Col-
chester. Since the formation of the City and New Roads
it has dwindled into a mere street. The church of St,
Luke, Old Street, was one of the fifty new churches built
in 1732. St. Luke's Hospital, in this street, is an asylum
for lunatics. It was first raised in 1751, for the reception
of those patients who could not obtain admission into Old
Bethlem Hospital. The present edifice was built in 17S2,
by Dance, and is of brick and stone. In the front is
a broad space circumvallated, with a portico in the
centre. The hospital contains accommodation for 300
individuals, and has a large revenue exceeding £8,000
annually.