Fleet Street Fleet Prison, but other accounts suggest the area was too marshy for regular inhabitation by the Romans. The Saxons did not occupy the Roman city but established Lundenwic further west around what is now Aldwych and the Strand. Many prelates lived around the street during the Middle Ages, including the Bishops of Salisbury and St Davids and the Abbots of Faversham, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe and Cirencester. Tanning of animal hides became established on Fleet Street owing to the nearby river, though this increased pollution leading to a ban on dumping rubbish by the mid-14th century. Many taverns and brothels were established
Stanford Fleet Street Singers Stanford Fleet Street Singers The Stanford Fleet Street Singers ("Fleet Street") is a comedy a cappella group from Stanford University. The group is known for their original songs, sketch comedy, and uniform of black vests and red bow ties. Fleet Street has released 13 full-length albums and has received several national awards. Fleet Street was founded in 1981 when students Timothy Biglow, Kyle Kashima, and Chris Tucci were rejected after auditioning for the Stanford Mendicants, Stanford's only a cappella group at the time. The fledgling group drew inspiration from the Stanford Band and Big Game "Gaieties": existing Stanford University groups