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[OT] Ely Place, Cambridgeshire and mail sorting in Amsterdam
In message , Paul Terry
writes In message , Ian Jelf writes The Telegraph article has muddled up a few things. One is that although exempt from the writ of the Metropolitan Police.......it would be, as it's in the City. That'll be news to the London Borough of Camden, then, since they seem to think that Ely Place is in their borough: http://www3.camden.gov.uk/templates/...lb_no=380#appM ainSiteBaseURL#/udp Anyway, for all that Ely Place is still exempt from the authority of the City Corporation and therefore of the Lord Mayor. I believe that most parts of the London Borough of Camden are similarly exempt The city boundary runs along Charterhouse Street - Ely place is just north of it, in Camden (and therefore in the Metropolitan Police District). Now I *know* this is going to look like back-pedaling on my part grin but as all my notes refer to Ely Place's exemption from City (and Mayoral) jurisdiction, I wonder if this is one of those places where the City boundary has moved slightly since mediaeval times? After all ,there would have been nothing "special" about it being outside the jurisdiction of the City if it wasn't "within" it. If it had always been outside the City, then any "exemptions" would have referred to it being outside the jurisdiction of Middlesex (pre 1888) or the County of London (post 1888). I have been genuinely surprised by the lack of online information about this subject. Anyone have any earlier boundary maps to hand? Sorry for any inaccuracies posted, anyway. -- Ian Jelf, MITG Birmingham, UK Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk |
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