Thanks for posting , most interesting. I was interested in several places but have copied and pasted a passage about Ingram Street, Glasgow, (Cow Lane) which I'm practically sure describes most ancient walled towns before they were overwhelmed by industry
"In Barrie's day the latter of these lones was a mere drove road, uncausewayed, for driving out the cows of the citizens in the High Street district to be pastured about Cowcaddens, under charge of the town-herd, who blew a horn as he came slowly down from his abode in Rottenrow, in the morning, to warn the burghers to turn out their bestial, and in the evening returned with the animals by the same route, and with the same musical performance. Moreover, the Lone was a favourite place for milking cows; and servants and children were sent there with jugs, as in a country district, for warm milk. Boys, also, bent on a different mission, resorted to the Lone for "mauks," or bait, for fishing, the place being famous on that account. This continued till the Lone was causewayed, improved, and named Ingram Street, circa 1781.¬"
