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The phonetic style of writing by
sound was in great measured practised by the scriveners, and thus we
find, as time went on, the street of the mill became Moul, Moule, Mowle,
Molle, Moll, More, and Moor Street. A stream crossed the street near the
Woolpack, over which was a wooden bridge, and farther on was another
bridge of more substantial character, called "Carter's Bridge." In flood
times, Cars Lane also brought from the higher lands copious streams of
water, and the keeping of Moor Street tidy often gave cause to mention
these spots in old records, thus:--
L s. d.
1637--Paid Walter Taylor for ridding
the gutters in Moor Street 0 0 11
1665--Zachary Gisborne 42 loads of
mudd out of Moore Street .. 0 0 7
1676--J. Bridgens keepinge open
passage and tourneing water
from Cars Lane that it did
not runne into More Street
for a yeare .. .. .. .. 0 4 0
1688--Paid mending Carter's Bridge
timber and worke .. .. .. 0 5 0
1690--John, for mending Moore Street
Bridg .


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