Map of London Wall, Moorgate, Moorfields and Bethlem Royal Hospital from John Rocque's Map of London, dated 1746. London Wall was the Defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the River Thames in England Moorgate was a Postern in the London Wall originally built by the Romans The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, which has been variously known as St Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

In London, the Moorfields were one of the last pieces of open land in the City of London, near the Moorgate. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Moorgate was a Postern in the London Wall originally built by the Romans The fields were divided into three areas, the Moorfields proper, just north of Bethlem Hospital, and inside the City boundaries, and Middle and Upper Moorfields to the north. The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, which has been variously known as St

After the Great Fire of London in 1666, refugees from the fire evacuated to Moorfields and set up temporary camps there. This article is about the Great Fire of 1666 For other great fires in London see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London. King Charles II of England encouraged the dispossessed to move on and leave London, but it is unknown how many newly impoverished and displaced persons instead settled in the Moorfields area. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the early 18th century, Moorfields was the site of sporadic open-air markets, shows, and vendors/auctions. Additionally, the homes near and within Moorfields were places of the poor, and the area had a reputation for harboring highwaymen, as well as brothels. The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617 The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback as opposed to those who robbed on foot For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. James Dalton and Jack Sheppard both retreated to Moorfields when in hiding from the law. James Dalton (died 11 May 1730) was "captain" of a street robbery gang in 18th century London. Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724 was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th-century London. Much of Moorfields was developed in 1777, when Finsbury Square was developed; the remainder succumbed within the next few decades. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Moorfields was the site of the first hot air balloon flight in England (and the first outside France), when Italian Vincenzo Lunardi took off on 15 September 1784. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Vicenzo Lunardi was born in Lucca Italy then part of the kingdom of Naples in 1759 Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Today the name survives in the names of Moorfields Eye Hospital (since moved to another site); St Mary Moorfields; Moorfields the short street parallel with Moorgate (and containing some entrances to Moorgate station); and Moorfields Highwalk, one of the pedestrian "streets" at high level in the Barbican Estate. St Mary Moorfields is a Roman Catholic church in the City of London. Moorgate was a Postern in the London Wall originally built by the Romans Moorgate station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London, on Moorgate, north of London Wall. The Barbican Estate is a residential estate in the City of London, in an area densely packed with Commerce and Finance.