In Conduit Street is a chapel called Trinity chapel the history of which is very remarkable. It was originally a wooden field chapel erected by James II and fixed upon wheels for the purpose of being conveyed wherever his majesty went it being fitted up for his private masses. In the year 1686 it was in his camp at Hounslow heath where it remained until sometime after the Revolution when it was removed and placed near the north end of Old Bond street Where it remained and was used as a chapel by the neighbouring inhabitants until the year 1716 when it was demolished and the present building Erected for the same use.
From the west end of Conduit street is a street called Bruton street leading into Berkeley square which derives its name from its vicinity to the former mansion of Lord Berkeley of Stratton.
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