Modern London; or, London as it is [by P. Cunningham]. [10 eds. Title varies].1851 |
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Peter Cunningham. LONDON IN 1857 . BY PETER CUNNINGHAM , F. S. A. LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . By the same Author , LONDON , PAST AND PRESENT. [ TEMPLE BAR . ]
Peter Cunningham. LONDON IN 1857 . BY PETER CUNNINGHAM , F. S. A. LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE STREET . By the same Author , LONDON , PAST AND PRESENT. [ TEMPLE BAR . ]
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Peter Cunningham. By the same Author , LONDON , PAST AND PRESENT ; Being an Alphabetical Account of all the Remarkable Places connected with Historical and Antiquarian Associations , IN AND NEAR LONDON , containing Notices of the OLD ...
Peter Cunningham. By the same Author , LONDON , PAST AND PRESENT ; Being an Alphabetical Account of all the Remarkable Places connected with Historical and Antiquarian Associations , IN AND NEAR LONDON , containing Notices of the OLD ...
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... and places no longer existing , I must refer the reader to the " Handbook for London , Past and Present . " VICTORIA ROAD , KENSINGTON , May 13 , 1856 . RETER CUNNINGHAM . CONTENTS . PAGE 1. INTRODUCTORY HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ix II.
... and places no longer existing , I must refer the reader to the " Handbook for London , Past and Present . " VICTORIA ROAD , KENSINGTON , May 13 , 1856 . RETER CUNNINGHAM . CONTENTS . PAGE 1. INTRODUCTORY HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ix II.
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... present ) has been often traced as far as Reading , 32 miles distance , where , at times , it was so dense that the elder Herschel was unable to take observations . To clothe its multitudes , we find , by the " London Directory , " that ...
... present ) has been often traced as far as Reading , 32 miles distance , where , at times , it was so dense that the elder Herschel was unable to take observations . To clothe its multitudes , we find , by the " London Directory , " that ...
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... present facilities provided for it ; that the rapid increase of traffic is constantly adding to the amount of inconve- nience and loss thus caused ; that , enormous as the increase has been , it is , and must continue , to be kept ...
... present facilities provided for it ; that the rapid increase of traffic is constantly adding to the amount of inconve- nience and loss thus caused ; that , enormous as the increase has been , it is , and must continue , to be kept ...
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