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 1633, sig. Y4r). 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 1633, sig. Y4r).

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