Literary And Historical Memorials Of London by Jesse. 2V 1847 1stEd. Maps

Description: Literary And Historical Memorials Of London by Jesse. 2V 1847 1stEd. Maps LITERARY AND HISTORICAL MEMORIALS OF LONDON by J. Heneage Jesse In Two Volumes Volumes 1 and 2 London, Richard Bentley, 1847. First edition. Two volumes. Hard covers. original publisher’s dark brown blind stamped cloth, octavos, vii, 448, 456 pages. Illustrated with five full-page engraved plates, four fold-out maps and loose folded map in pocket. The loose map mentioned in the binder’s instructions is in the pocket attached to the front board. CONTENTS THE FIRST VOLUME PICCADILLY. Traditions of Hyde Park Corner. — Sir Thomas Wyatt. — Charles the Second and the Duke of York. — Sir Samuel Mor- land. — Winstanley. — Pope. — Lord Lanesborough. — Apsley House. — The "Pillars of Hercules," — Origin of the name Piccadilly. — Eminent Persons who Lived in the Neigh- bourhood. . . . . . • . 1 THE GREEN PARK AND HYDE PARK. The Green Park. — Duel between the Earl of Bath and Lord Hervey. — Hyde Park in the Reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, Cromwell, and Charles the Second. — Famous Duel between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton. — M'Lean and Belchier the Highwaymen, — Mysterious Incident to the Duke of Marlborough. . . 25 MAY FAIR, GROSVENOR, PORTMAN, CAVENDISH, AND HANOVER SQUARES. May Fair. — May Fair Chapel. — Singular Marriages. — Curzon Street. — South Audley Street. — Grosvenor Square. — Portman Square. — Cavendish Square. — Hanover Square. — Bond Street. — Berkeley Square. . . . .53 ST. JAMES'S STREET. St. James's Street. — Clubs. — Colonel Blood. — Cocoa Tree Tavern. — Thatched House. — Death of Gibbon. — Byron. . 84 THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ST. JAMES'S STREET. Bennet Street. — Arlington Street. — Park Place. — St. James's Place. — Cleveland Row. — King Street. — Almack's. — Little Ryder Street.— Bury Street. . . . .101 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE. St. James's Square. — Duke of Hamilton. — Frederick Prince of Wales. — Johnson and Savage. — Jermyn Street. — Lord St. Albans.— Sir Walter Scott. . . . .109 PALL MALL. Former State of Pall Mall. — Sir Thomas Wyatt. — Murder of Thynne. — Charles the Second's Mistresses. — Beau Field- ing's Strange Adventure. — Schomberg House. — Star and Garter, — Duke of Buckingham's Residence. — Carlton House. 121 ST. JAMES'S PALACE. Site of St. James's Palace. — Erected by Henry the Eighth. — The Residence of Queen Mary, Henry Prince of Wales, Charles the First, Mary de Medicis, Charles the Second, James the Second, William the Third, George the First, and George the Second and daughter. . . .148 ST. JAMES'S PARK. Original Enclosure. — Charles led to Execution. — Crom- well. — Skating. — Game of Pall Mall. — Charles the Second. — Queen Anne. — Marlborough House. — The Mall. — Spring Gardens. — Buckingham House. . . . .178 KING STREET, WESTMINSTER,— ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH. Westminster, King Street. — Residence of Spencer, Carew, Lord Dorset, Cromwell. — Great Plague. — Mrs. Oldfield. — Downing Street. — Gardiner's Lane. — Cannon Row. — St. Mar- garet's Church. . . . . . .214 WESTMINSTER. The Sanctuary. — Persons who took Refuge there. — The Gate House.— Its History.— Tothill Street.— The Streets of Old Westminster. — Westminster School. — Remarkable Per- sons educated there. ..... 243 OLD PALACE OF WESTMINSTER. Its early Regal Builders and Tenants. — Edward the Second and Gaveston. — Death Scene of Henry the Fourth. — Henry the Eighth the last Resident. — Court of Requests. — Painted Chamber. — Gunpowder Plot. — St. Stephen's Chapel. — Old and New Palace Yard. . . . . .264 WESTMINSTER HALL. Its Erector. — The Hall for the Coronation and Banquet- ings of the English Kings. — Extraordinary Scenes and Re- markable Trials which have occurred there from the time of William Rufus till the present day. . . .321 WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Early Places of Worship on its Site. — Erection of the pre- sent Edifice. — Scenes and Ceremonies in it. — Poets' Comer. —Chapels of St, Edmund, St. Nicholas, St. Paul, Edward the Confessor, Islip, Henry the Seventh. — Cloisters. — Jerusalem Chamber. — Chapter House, . . . ,399 ILLUSTRATIONS. The Palace of Whitehall, time of Chakles I. to face the Title. Plan of the Parish of St. James, Westminster, 1755, page 84 St. James's Palace AND part OF Westminster, 1660, „ 121 New Palace Yard, Westminster, time of Charles I. „ 313 Plan of London and Westminster in the Time of Elizabeth. ,, In pocket on cover. CONTENTS THE SECOND VOLUME. THE HAYMARKET, LEICESTER SQUARE, AND ST. MARTIN'S IN THE FIELDS. Haymarket.—Haymarket Theatre.—Suffolk House.— Leicester Square. — Anecdote of Goldsmith. — St. Martin's Lane, Church, and Churchyard.—Soho Square.—Wardour and Oxford Streets.—Rathbone Place. . . .1 COVENT GARDEN. Covent Garden Market.—"Old Hummums."—St. Paul's Covent Garden.—Russell Street and its Coffee Houses.—Bow, James, King, Rose, Bedford, and Henrietta Streets—Maiden Lane.—Southampton and Tavistock Streets. . . 29 DRURY LANE AND CONTIGUOUS STREETS. Drury Lane.—Drury House.—Wych Street.—Drury Lane Theatre.—Long Acre.—Phoenix Alley.—Queen Street.— Lincoln's Inn Fields.—Portugal Street.—Duke Street.—St. Giles's Church and Churchyard. . . . .67 CHARING CROSS AND WHITEHALL. Statue of Charles the First.—Execution of General Harrison and Hugh Peters.—Anecdotes of Lord Rochester and Richard Savage.—Old Royal Mews.—Cockspur and Warwick Streets.—Scotland Yard.—Attempt to assassinate Lord Herbert.—Sir John Denham.—Wallingford House.— Dukes of Buckingham.—Admiralty. . . .117 THE OLD PALACE OF WHITEHALL. By whom originally built.—The residence of Cardinal Wolsey, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Elizabeth, and James the First.—Banqueting House.— Whitehall, the Residence of Charles the First, Cromwell, James the Second, and Queen Mary. . . . .148 THE THAMES AT LONDON. The Thames in ancient Times.—Thames by Moonlight.— Old Palace of Whitehall.—Northumberland, York, Durham, Salisbury, Worcester, and Somerset Houses.—Temple Garden. —Alsatia.—Bridewell.— Baynard's Castle.—Queenhithe.— Bank.side.—Water Processions. . . . .230 THE TOWER. Description of the Fortress.—Its principal Bulwarks.— Tower Chapel.—Traitor's Gate.—Kings who built, enlarged, and lived in it.—Distinguished Prisoners whose Misfortunes or Crimes have thrown a deep Interest over its Dungeons. . 251 ILLUSTRATIONS. Tower Of London, In The Reign Of Henry V. to face the Title. Plan Of St. Giles's In The Fields, Time Of Queen Elizabeth, page 102 Plan Of The Palace Of Whitehall, 1680, „ 213 Plan Of The River Thames, Shewing The CorrespondIng Sites Of Ancient And Modern Buildings... „ 233 Plan Of The Tower And Its Liberties, Time Of Queen Elizabeth, „ 258 CONDITION: Good+. (Covers have shelfwear, soil, rubbing and fading, bumped corners, moderate wear at spine ends, Some writing and owner’s signature on front endpapers. The Contents, including the rarely present loose map referenced in Binder’s Instructions, are complete, clean and intact except that the loose map has a 5mm closed tear at the edge of one fold.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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