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213:: "His dwelling house, now a taverne (1669), was on the Ditch, where in the glasse windowes are many scutchions of his armes yet remaining, and severall merchant markes." The street was built along "the ditch", also known as "the canal", one of Salisbury's main watercourses. The name New Canal for the street was in use by 1751." The watercourse has long-since been
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566:"Salisbury Odeon cinema celebrates 90th birthday"
835:. Cambridge University PhD thesis. p. 230.
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866:"John Halle, Merchant and Mayor of Salisbury"
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