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Borough of N Greater London including the
suburbs of Islington and Finsbury; population
(1985) 167,900. Features include 19th-century
squares and terraces in Highbury, Barnsbury,
Canonbury; Wesley Museum in City Road.
Mineral springs (Sadler's Wells) in
Clerkenwell were exploited in conjunction
with a music-hall in the 17th century, and
Lilian Baylis developed a later theatre as an
`Old Vic' annexe.