A Digital Scan on CD: Bloomsbury and St. Giles past and present. (1890)

by George Clinch

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London, UK: TRUSLOVE AND SHIRLEY, 1890 Bloomsbury and St. Giles past and present. (1890) WITH HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN NOTICES OF THE VICINITY. This is a scanned copy of the original book containing both searchable text and the original graphics. It is provided as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file, you can search for names, places and items which may not be in the index. It can be purchased: * on CD by Post from either my Biblio Store or my online shop * or at a reduced price as a downloadable PDF eBook from my online shop or from lulu. AUTHOR George CLINCH (M: 1860 - 1921 Feb 2 or 5) PUBLISHED TRUSLOVE AND SHIRLEY, 7, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. 1890. DESCRIPTION INCLUDING NUMEROUS REPRODUCTIONS OF RARE ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. The illustrations have been produced by The London Stereoscopic Company in their Photomezzotype process. Rich as are the immediate environs of London in historical memories and associations, perhaps the ancient village which in the Middle Ages clustered around the Hospital and Church of St. Giles, and the aristocratic quarter which grew up in Bloomsbury in the eighteenth century, contain more features of antiquarian interest, were the scenes of more remarkable incidents in the history of England, and were the homes of more eminent men and women in the various walks of life than any other place of equal size, and equal distance from the heart of London. In compiling the following account of the two parishes the author has found no lack of material; he has suffered rather from the richness of it. The work of selecting, with a due regard to the palates of his readers and the just demands of the subject he has undertaken to illustrate, has been no easy task. CONTENTS. ST. GILES-IN- THE- FIELDS. CHAPTER I. Early history—Condition in Roman times—Defences of London—Blemund's Ditch—Condition of St. Giles's in the Middle Ages—The paving of High Oldburn—Fox-hunting at St. Giles's—St. Giles's in the time of Queen Elizabeth and King James the First—Rural condition—St. Giles's at the Restoration—Population—The Lepers' Hospital; foundation, charters, abuse of the charity—The Lepers' Chapel—Parish Church—Wealth of the hospital—Dissolution of the hospital, and spoliation of its possessions—Ancient custom connected with the hospital—Jack Sheppard—The manor of St. Giles CHAPTER II. Demolition of the chapel of the Lepers' Hospitals—New tower—Building of a new church, 1624—Consecration of the new church by the Bishop of London—Account of the church in 1708—-Ornaments and fittings—The church tower—Dimensions of the church— Pulpit—Painted glass—Puritanical objections—Petition to Parliament against "Popish reliques "—Removal and sale of church ornaments—Communion cup—Dilapidation of the church—Proposal to build a new church, 1715—Petition to Parliament, 1717.— Design for the new church, 1731—Henry Flitcroft, the architect.—St. Giles's Churchyard —Resurrection Gate—Rectors of St. Giles's Church—Curious epitaphs CHAPTER III. CELEBRATED OR REMARKABLE CHARACTERS :—Lord Herbert of Cherbury—Alice Duchess Dudley—George Chapman—Andrew Marvell—James Shirley—Sir Roger l'Estrange— Oliver Plunkett—Richard Pendrell—Isaac Ragg—William Wrench—Simon Edy—Old Jack Norris—Anne Henley—John Mitford CHAPTER IV. PARISH INSTITUTIONS :—The Gallows—Execution of Lord Cobham, and of Babington—The Pound and the Cage—The Round House—The Watch-house—The Stocks and the Whipping-post—Fire-engine.—INNS . AND ALEHOUSES :—The Black Bear—The Black Jack—The Black Lamb—The Bowl—The Cock and Pye—The Croche Hose—The Crooked Billet—The Crown—The Fortune Tavern—The George and Blue Boar— The Hampshire Hog—The Horseshoe—The Maid in the Moon—The Maidenhead Inn—The Rose—Le Swan on le Hop—Toten, or Totten, Hall—The Turnstile Tavern —The Vine—The White Hart CHAPTER V. CHARITIES*:—Skydmore, or Scudamore's, Gift—Holford's Charity—Shelton's Charity School —Gifts of Sir W. Coney and the Hon. R. Bertie—M. Boswell's Gift—E. Cumming's Gift—F. Batt's Gift—Edward's Gift—Atkinson's Gift—Charity given by an unknown donor—Leverton's Charity—Almshouses—Danvers's Charity—Bailey's Charity —-Earl of Southampton's Gift—Duchess Dudley's Gift—Carter's Gift—Wooden's Gift —Houses in Charles Street—Shakespeare's Gift—Mrs. Gregory's Gift—Leverton's Gift—Charities lost or expired—B. Ivery's Gift—Sowerby's Gift—R. Hulcup's Gift— Bloomsbury Parochial Schools—Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street . CHAPTER VI. Cock and Pye Fields—Seven Dials—Evelyn's account—Gay's lines on the Seven Dials— Stone Column removed to Sayes Court, Chertsey, and afterwards to Weybridge— Inscription—Moral character of the Seven Dials—Literature of the Seven Dials—James Catnach—Song and ballad printers—Broadsides relating to St. Giles's Workhouse— The Great Plague—French Refugees—The Rookery of St. Giles's—Dudley Street— Lewknor's Lane—Sir Lewis Lewknor—Social condition of Lewknor's Lane—Short's Gardens—Nell Gwynne—The Cockpit Theatre—Drury Lane—Dickens's reference to Drury Lane—Ancient Bath, Endell Street . CHAPTER VII. LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS :—Gay's account—Roman remains—Fiket's Field—Improvements in Lincoln's Inn Fields—Execution of William Lord Russell—"The Night-walker of Bloomsbury"—Eminent inhabitants of Lincoln's Inn Fields—Robbery of Lord Chancellor Finch's mace, etc.—The Duke's Theatre—Newcastle House—The Fifth of November—Sloane Museum—Egyptian sarcophagus—Hogarth's pictures—Royal College of Surgeons: the Museum; the Library—"The Old Curiosity Shop"—Anecdote of Kneller and Radcliffe—Freemasons' Hall—Great Queen Street Chapel . CHAPTER VIII. LINCOLN'S INN:—The Gate-house—The Old Hall—Tancred's bequest—Cromwell and Thurloe at Lincoln's Inn—Discovery of the Thurloe Papers—The Chapel—The Preachers —The Crypt—The Stone Building—The New Hall and Library—The Gardens—Gray's Inn—The Manor of Portpoole—Early history—Accommodation at Gray's Inn—The Hall—Painted glass—The Chapel—The Library—Gray's Inn Coffee-house—Thackeray —Red Lion Square—Cromwell, Ireton, and Bradshaw—Obelisk—Celebrated inhabitants —The Foundling Hospital—Captain Coram—Hatton Garden premises—Institution of the Foundling Hospital—Hogarth—" March to Finchley "—Pictures at the Foundling Hospital—Raphael's cartoon—Handel—West—Tokens BLOOMSBURY. CHAPTER IX. Bloomsbury—Origin of name—Early condition—The Manor of Bloomsbury—New parish of St. George, Bloomsbury—Nicholas Hawksmoor—St. George's Church—The steeple —List of Rectors—Bloomsbury Market—Southampton House—Bedford House —Montague House—Robert Hooke—Fire at Montague House—The gardens of Montague House—Environs of Montague House—" The Brothers' Steps " CHAPTER X. THE BRITISH MUSEUM :—Sir Hans Sloane—Museum in Bloomsbury Square—Foundation of the British Museum—Regulations for the admission of the public—Duties of the officials—Donations to the British Museum—The King's Library—New buildings— Panizzi's scheme for a new Library and Reading-room—Opening of the new Library and Reading-room—Description of the Reading-room and Library—Bust of Panizzi— Electric light—The White Wing—Principal Librarians—Department of Printed Books—Sir Hans Sloane's Library—Old Royal Collection—Mr. Cracherode's Library —Sir Joseph Banks's Library—Library of George III—Rt. Hon. Thomas Grenville's Library—Bookcases—Arrangement of books—Shelf-space—Hanging presses—Department of Manuscripts—Sloane, Cotton, Harley, Royal, Lansdowne, Hargrave, Burney, King's (George III.), Egerton, Arundel, Additional, and Stowe Collections of Manuscripts—Department of Prints and Drawings—Department of Antiquities—Greek and Roman Antiquities—Elgin Marbles—Lycian Marbles—Mausoleum of Helicarnassus —Antiquities from Ephesus—Nollekens' visit to the British Museum—The Portland Vase—Department of Egyptian and Oriental Antiquities—Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities—Department of Coins and Medals . . . . CHAPTER XI Gordon Rioters at Bloomsbury—John Scott, Earl of Eldon—Dr. John Radcliffe—Bloomsbury Square—Isaac d'Israeli—Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfleld—Russell Square —Statue of the Duke of Bedford—Sir Thomas Lawrence—Literary Associations of Bloomsbury—Mrs. Griggs—Modern Buildings—The Duke of Bedford CHAPTER XII. Bedford Chapel—The Protestant Episcopal Church of the Savoy—Bloomsbury Chapel— The Swiss Protestant Church—Christ Church—St. Giles's Christian Mission—National Refuges for Homeless and Destitute Children—The Pharmaceutical Society—The Hospital for Sick Children—The National Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic— The Alexandra Hospital, Queen Square—French Hospital and Dispensary—The Italian Hospital . CHAPTER XIII. The London Homoeopathic Hospital—The Russell Institution—Mudie's Select Library— Theatres—The Royal Music-hall—The Holborn Casino—Messrs. Combe & Co.'s Brewery —Horseshoe Brewery—Messrs. Pears' business offices—Holloway's—Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Volunteers—The Royal Toxophilite Society—Sir Ashton Lever—Grounds of the Royal Toxophilite Society at Bloomsbury—" Holborn Drollery "—" The Holborn Maps and illustrations. 1. MAP OF ST. GILES'S AND ITS VICINITY, FROM MORDEN AND LEA'S PLAN OF THE CITY OF LONDON, 1732 . 2. MAP OF ST. GILES'S AND ITS VICINITY IN 1591, FROM AGAS'S MAP OF LONDON 3. CONJECTURAL PLAN OF ST. GILES'S AND THE VICINITY IN THE 13TH CENTURY, FROM PARTON'S " HISTORY OF ST. GILES'S HOSPITAL " . 4. ST. GILES'S CHURCH AND THE " RESURRECTION GATE " . 5. SKETCHES OF OLD HOUSES IN ST. GILES'S 6. BROAD STREET, ST. GILES'S, ABOUT 1830 7. STONE COLUMN WHICH FORMERLY STOOD IN THE SEVEN DIALS, TO THE DUCHESS OF YORK AT WEYBRIDGE . 8. BIRD FAIR, SEVEN DIALS . 9. THE ROOKERY, ST. GILES'S, ABOUT 1800 . 10. PORTRAIT OF NELL GWYNNE, AFTER THE PAINTING BY S I R P, 11. TRIAL OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL 12. VIEW OF LINCOLN'S INN, 1755 13. VIEW OF THE NEW HALL AND LIBRARY, LINCOLN'S INN 14. BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF GRAY'S INN, ABOUT 1750 15. PORTRAIT OF CAPT. CORAM, AFTER THE PAINTING BY HOGARTH 16. PLAN OF PART OF THE MANOR OF BLOOMSBURY IN 1664-5, FROM A MS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM 17. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, BLOOMSBURY . 18. VIEW OF SOUTHAMPTON (OR BLOOMSBURY) SQUARE, ABOUT 1746 . 19. MONTAGUE HOUSE FROM THE COURTYARD, 1714 . 20. PORTRAIT OF S I R HANS SLOANE, AFTER THE PAINTING BY KNELLER . 21. THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1853 . 22. ENCAMPMENT OF TROOPS IN THE GARDENS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, AT THE TIME OF THE GORDON RIOTS, 1780 . 23. VIEW OF QUEEN SQUARE, 1787 . 24. " BEATING THE BOUNDS," FROM AN OLD PRINT . LANGUAGE: English PROVISION This eBook is provided as a searchable PDF document (Acrobat format Document) and so you can search for names, places and items many of which are not indexed in the normal index. The Adobe™ Acrobat™ (.pdf) format requires the FREE Adobe™ Acrobat™ Reader . Download and installation instructions for the Adobe™ Acrobat™ Reader are on the Adobe™ website. This reader allows the viewing and printing of the book. There are 251 pages (including blanks, title and advertisng) in the original book. There is one PDF file, in black and white. 004429.pdf. This is the main body of the book. This file is approximately 42MB. 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