Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood: Being a Concise Description of the Chief Places of Interest in the Metropolis, and the Best Modes of Obtaining Access to Them : with Information Relating to Railways, Omnibuses, Steamers, &cW. Collins, 1875 - 192 стор. |
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Сторінка 42 - Edward III. conferring the Order of the Garter on the Black Prince," by CW Cope; "The Baptism of Ethelbert," by Dyce; and " Henry Prince of Wales committed to Prison for assaulting Judge Gascoigne,
Сторінка 162 - Church : there is a spot in the Churchyard, near the footpath, on the brow of the hill looking towards Windsor, and a tomb under a large tree (bearing the name of Peachie, or Peachey), where I used to sit for hours and hours when a boy : this was my favourite spot...
Сторінка 176 - Boxes by 6 PM, or at the Chief Office of the District to which they are addressed by 7.30 PM, are delivered the same evening ; except at a few distant places, where the delivery is made early the following morning.
Сторінка 126 - The Parade, or large graveled space, presents quite a military appearance in the morning at ten o'clock, at which time about eight hundred men are mustered as body-guards for the day. At...
Сторінка 24 - PLUMP head-waiter at The Cock, To which I most resort, How goes the time ? 'Tis five o'clock. Go fetch a pint of port : But let it not be such as that You set before chance-comers, But such whose father-grape grew fat On Lusitanian summers.
Сторінка 54 - Bacon, Westmacott, Gibson, Behnes, and others. Poets' Corner, occupying about half of the south transept, is a famous place for the busts and monuments of eminent men — including Chaucer...
Сторінка 55 - Near to England's great humorist, towards his feet, lie Dr. Johnson and Garrick, while near them lies Thomas Campbell. Shakespeare's monument is not far from the foot of the grave. Goldsmith's is on the left. A monumental brass, to the memory of Robert Stephenson, has recently been inlaid in the floor of the nave.
Сторінка 38 - Apsley House, at the corner of Piccadilly and Hyde Park, is the residence of the Dukes of Wellington, and is closely associated with the memory of the Duke. The shell of the house, of brick, is old ; but stone frontages, enlargements, and decorations, were afterwards made. The principal room facing Hyde Park, with seven windows, is that in which the Great Duke held the celebrated Waterloo Banquet, on the 18th of June in every year, from 1816 to 1852. The windows were blocked up with bullet-proof...
Сторінка 117 - The chambers are placed in eleven groups, denoted by letters of the alphabet, A to L. There are about 60 suites of apartments, many of which are occupied by peers, members of parliament, honourables and right honourables, and naval and military officers. Canning, Byron, and Macaulay, are named amongst those who have lived in this singular place. Hotels and Inns. — It has been conjectured (though probably in excess of the truth) that at all times there are 150,000 strangers residing for a few days...