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BRIDGE'S rents, in Fair street, Horsely-
down.
BRIDGE'S street, Russel street, Covent
Garden.
BRIDGEMAN'S yard, Water lane, Black
Friars.
BRIDGEWATER gardens, Bridgewater square,
a street so called from its being built on
the spot where was the Earl of Bridge-
water's gardens.
BRIDGEWATER passage, Bridgewater square.
BRIDGEWATER square, Barbican, a small
neat square, surrounded with plain, but
not unhandsome houses. In the area is
a grass plat encompassed with iron rails,
within which the trees are set thick in
the manner of a grove. This square,
and several of the adjoining streets, were
built on the ground where the Earl of
Bridgewater had a large house and gar-
den fronting Barbican.
BRIDGEWATER street, Bridgewater square.
BRIDLE lane, Brewer's street.
BRIGG'S alley, Thrall street, Spitalfields.
BRIGHAM'S yard, Chandois street.
BRIMSTONE court, Rosemary lane.
BRIMSTONE yard, Rosemary lane.
BRISTOL street, Puddle dock.
BRITAIN court, Water lane, Fleet street.
BRITE'S alley, St. Swithin's lane.
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BRITISH court, Tottenham Court road.
BRITISH MUSEUM. Sir Hans Sloane,
Bart. (who died 11th Jan. 1753) may
not improperly be accounted the founder
of the British Museum: for its being
established by Parliament was only in
consequence of his leaving by will his
noble collection of natural history, his
large library, and his numerous curiosi-
ties, which cost him 50000l. to the use
of the Public, on condition that the Par-
liament would pay 20000l. to his Exe-
cutors. And indeed this disposition of
Sir Hans was extremely well calculated
to answer his generous design; for had
he given the whole to the Public, with-
out any payment at all, it could have
been of little use, without the assistance
of Parliament, to settle a fund for the
support of officers, &c.
Sir Hans appointed a number of Trus-
tees, on whose application to Parliament
an act was passed for the raising 300000l.
by way of lottery; 200000l. thereof
to be divided amongst the adventurers,
20000l. to be paid to Sir Hans Sloane's
executors, 10000l. to purchase Lord
Oxford's manuscripts, 30000l. to be
vested in the funds for supplying salaries
for officers, and other necessary expences,
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