Title: Memorials of Old London. Volume 2 (of 2)
Editor: P. H. Ditchfield
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Memorials of the Counties of England
General Editor:
Rev. P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.S.L., F.R.Hist.S.
VOLUME II.
MEMORIALS
OF OLD LONDON
EDITED BY
P. H. DITCHFIELD, M.A., F.S.A.
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Author of
The City Companies of London and their Good Works
The Story of our Towns
The Cathedral Churches of Great Britain
&c. &c.
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II.
With Many Illustrations
LONDON
BEMROSE & SONS LIMITED, 4 SNOW HILL, E.C.
AND DERBY
1908
[All Rights Reserved]
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| The Palaces of London | By Rev. R. S. Mylne, B.C.L., F.S.A. | 1 |
| Elizabethan London | By T. Fairman Ordish, F.S.A. | 21 |
| Pepys's London | By H. B. Wheatley, F.S.A. | 52 |
| The Old London Bridges | By J. Tavenor-Perry | 82 |
| The Clubs of London | By Sir Edwd. Brabrook, C.B., F.S.A. | 99 |
| The Inns of Old London | By Philip Norman, LL.D. | 113 |
| The Old London Coffee-Houses | By G. L. Apperson, I.S.O. | 135 |
| The Learned Societies of London | By Sir Edwd. Brabrook, C.B., F.S.A. | 150 |
| Literary Shrines of Old London | By Elsie M. Lang | 166 |
| Crosby Hall | By the Editor | 182 |
| The Pageant of London; with some account of the City Churches, Christ's Hospital, etc. | By the Editor | 193 |
| Index | 223 | |
| Crab Tree Inn, Hammersmith, 1898 | Frontispiece |
| (From a painting by Philip Norman, LL.D.) | |
| Page, or Facing Page | |
| The Houses of Parliament | 4 |
| (From a photo. by Mansell & Co.) | |
| A View of the Savoy Palace from the River Thames | 6 |
| (From an engraving published by the Society of Antiquaries in 1750, from a plan by G. Virtue) | |
| Portion of an exact Survey of the Streets, Lanes, and Churches | 8 |
| (Comprehended by the order and directions of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, 10th December, 1666) | |
| The Prospect of Bridewell | 10 |
| (Published according to Act of Parliament, 1755, for Stow's Survey) | |
| The Palace of Whitehall | 14 |
| (From a photo. by Mansell & Co.) | |
| St. James's Palace | 16 |
| (From a photo. by Mansell & Co.) | |
| St. James's Palace, from Pall Mall and from the Park | 18 |
| (From an old print) | |
| Plan of London in the time of Queen Elizabeth (1563) | 24 |
| (From an old print) | |
| Shooting Match by the London Archers in the Year 1583 | 44 |
| (From an old print) | |
| A View of London as it appeared before the Great Fire | 56 |
| (From an old print) | |
| The Great Fire of London | 76 |
| (From an old print) | |
| South-West View of Old St. Paul's | 80 |
| (From an old print) | |
| Sir John Evelyn's Plan for Rebuilding London after the Great Fire | 82 |
| (From an old print) | |
| The Undercroft of St. Thomas of Canterbury on the Bridge | 84 |
| The Surrey End of London Bridge | 89 |
| (Drawn by J. Tavenor-Perry) | |
| The Foundation Stone Chair | 93 |
| (Drawn by J. Tavenor-Perry) | |
| Old Westminster Bridge | 96 |
| (Drawn by J. Tavenor-Perry) | |
| Badge of Bridge House Estates | 98 |
| (Drawn by J. Tavenor-Perry) | |
| An Early Letter of the Royal Society, dated January 18th, 1693-4 | 152 |
| Cheapside, with the Cross, as they appeared in 1660 | 170 |
| (From an old print) | |
| Crosby Hall | 184 |
| (From a drawing by Whichillo, engraved by Stour) | |
| St. Paul's Cathedral, with Lord Mayor's Show on the water | 190 |
| (From an engraving by Pugh, 1804) | |
| Christ's Hospital | 194 |
| (From an old print) | |
| Carrying the Crug-basket | 196 |
| Wooden Platters and Beer Jack | 198 |
| Piggin, Wooden Spoon, Wooden Soup-ladle | 199 |
| Christ's Hospital: The Garden | 200 |
| (From a photo.) | |
| Old Staircase at Christ's Hospital | 202 |
| The Royal Exchange | 218 |
| (From an engraving by Hollar, 1644) | |