Commemorative plaque 11409
Overview
Commemorative plaque 11409 is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Westmorland And Furness. This green commemorative plaque records: The New Shambles. This lane follows an ancient path, Watt Lane, which ran through property owned in the 18th Century by the Trustees of the Market Place Chapel.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: The New Shambles.
People and events
The saved account records: There were no drains from any of the many slaughter houses around the Market place at that time and although the owners paid two shillings and sixpence a week to have the lane cleaned, it soon became known as Stinking Lane.
How it worked
The saved account records: This lane follows an ancient path, Watt Lane, which ran through property owned in the 18th Century by the Trustees of the Market Place Chapel.
What remains
The saved account records: It became the New Shambles in 1804, when the property was redeveloped as 12 butchers' shops.
Why it mattered
Commemorative plaque 11409 matters because the source ties commemorative plaque to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The Old Shambles, behind the Fleece Inn, was then abandoned.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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