Dowgate Street

Dowgate Street is a high street that runs north-south from Candlewick Street to the Thames. According to Stow, the street marks the beginning of Dowgate Ward at the south end of Walbrook Ward (Stow 248). According to Harben, the street is named after Dowgate (Harben Dowgate Hill). According to Stow, the street got its name from the act of downe going or descending, because the street descends to the Thames (Stow 248).

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Dowgate Street. The Map of Early Modern London, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 15 Sep. 2020, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/DOWG1.htm. INP.

Chicago citation

Dowgate Street. The Map of Early Modern London. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed September 15, 2020. https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/DOWG1.htm. INP.

APA citation

2020. Dowgate Street. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London. Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/DOWG1.htm. INP.

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TEI citation

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Disambiguation for Dowgate

Dowgate or Downgate is the name of several features in London. Dowgate was a watergate on the north side of the Thames in Dowgate Ward. It gave its name to Dowgate Ward and Dowgate Street.

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