The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... neighbourhood , and the houses in Berkeley Square and its vicinity . Han- over Square and Cavendish Square were open fields in the year 1716. They were built about the beginning of the reign of George the Second , at which time the ...
... neighbourhood , and the houses in Berkeley Square and its vicinity . Han- over Square and Cavendish Square were open fields in the year 1716. They were built about the beginning of the reign of George the Second , at which time the ...
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... neighbourhood of St. Paul's retains a variety of appellations , indicative of its former connexion with the church . There is Creed Lane , Ave - Maria Lane , Sermon Lane * , Canon Alley , Pater - Noster Row , Holiday Court , Amen Corner ...
... neighbourhood of St. Paul's retains a variety of appellations , indicative of its former connexion with the church . There is Creed Lane , Ave - Maria Lane , Sermon Lane * , Canon Alley , Pater - Noster Row , Holiday Court , Amen Corner ...
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... neighbourhood , was not long since the head - quarters of the Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge , at least as far as regarded their publications . And , curiously enough , the house was next door to old " Newberry's . " Between ...
... neighbourhood , was not long since the head - quarters of the Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge , at least as far as regarded their publications . And , curiously enough , the house was next door to old " Newberry's . " Between ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 29 |
The Church of St Faith Booksellers of the Churchyard | 68 |
Burning of the Pope St Brides Steeple Milton Illuminated | 110 |
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop booksellers boy-bishop Brayley building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium Londinium Redivivum London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace passage Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet poetry Pope present probably Queen reign Richardson says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer