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PICTURESQUE
S K E T C H E S O F L O N D O N.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY ROBSON, LEVEY, AND FRANKLYN,
Great New Street, Fetter Lane.

YE TRAITORS GATE DOMINE DIRIGENOS

PICTURESQUE
S K E T C H E S O F L O N D O N,
Past and Present.

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By THOMAS MILLER,
AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS,
LADY JANE GREY, &c.
L O N D O N: 227 STRAND.

PICTURESQUE
S K E T C H E S O F L O N D O N,
Past and Present.

By T H O M A S M I L L E R,
AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS, LADY JANE GREY,
FAIR ROSAMOND, PICTURES OF COUNTRY LIFE, &c.
WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS
OF
CHURCHES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ANTIQUITIES, STREET VIEWS, &c.
LONDON:
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY,
227 STRAND.

CONTENTS.

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Ancient London the dawn of historyRoman LondonSaxon Londonold London Bridgeremains of ancient Londonold roads and streets
St. Pauls Cathedral Anniversary meeting of charity childreninterior of St. Paulsthe Times officeDoctors CommonsPrerogative CourtExaminers of willsShakspeares willPorters of the neighbourhoodPauls WharfKnightrider-streetOld London thievesChurch of St. Mary SomersetCromwell and the clergySaracens Head, Friday-streetBaptism of John MiltonGerards HallPainter-stainers HallQueenhitheSt. Mary, AldermanburyBow Church
Cheapside London thoroughfaresSouthwark BridgeWhittingtonBucklersburyWalbrookRoman remains found in Cannon-streetLondon StoneThe Mansion HouseLombard-streetLondon bankersBankers clerksThe Monument
London Bridge Wharf BillingsgateCoal ExchangeCustom HouseSt. Dunstans ChurchMark-laneChurch of Allhallows BarkingEast India House
The Tower The White TowerHentzners description of the Tower in the reign of Queen ElizabethAnecdotes of lionsThe Crown JewelsThe ArmouryExecution of Lady Jane GreyPrisoners in the TowerRegulations of the Tower
London Docks EmigrantsCanterbury colonistsLondon sempstressesEmigration
Whitechapel Row of butchers shopsArticles sold in themRag FairChurch of St. Catherine CreeCrosby HallFour Swans Inn
Guildhall Lord Mayors BanquetLord Mayors ShowDescription of, in time of Charles II.Duties of the Lord MayorGog and MagogThe Sheriffs CourtMonuments in GuildhallSt. Giless, Cripplegate
Christs Hospital Foundation of, by Edward VI.Description of supper inDescription of Christs Hospital as it was two hundred years agoChrists Church
Smithfield Market Drovers and their dogsSmithfield butchersCountrymen in Smithfield
Newgate Scenes at executions
Fleet Street WhitefriarsSt. Brides ChurchDescription of London Lodging-housesSt. Dunstans Churchthe Cock Tavern
Church of St. Clements Danes The Strand May-poleChurch of St. Mary-le-StrandSomerset HouseChurch of the SavoyThe AdelphiArches at the AdelphiCovent-Garden MarketChurch of St. Pauls, Covent Garden
Westminster Abbey MonumentsHorse-GuardsSt. Jamess ParkHyde ParkRegents ParkNew Parks
St. Giless The RookeryChurch of St. GilessQueen Annes Bath
London Fog
The Old Borough of Southwark St. Jamess ChurchTabard Inn
Street Amusements Punch and JudyOrgan-boys and monkeysFat boysTumblersStilt-dancersJack-in-the-greenGuy Fawkes
Spring-time in London
London Cemeteries Ancient mode of burying the deadIntramural intermentsRavages of the cholera in 1849
Greenwich Park Old pensionersTelescopesGipsiesBlackheath
Holidays of the London Poor

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LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.

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Roman Hypocaust, Thames-street

Roman Remains, found in Thames-street

St. Pauls Cathedral.Charity Childrens Anniversary Festival

Prerogative Court.Doctors Commons

Saracens Head, Friday-street

Roman Lamp

Gerard the Giant

Gerards Hall Crypt

Bow Church, Cheapside

St. Stephens, Walbrook

Roman Vessels found in Cannon-street

The London Stone

Lord Mayors Jewel

St. Michaels Church, Cornhill

Lombard Street

St. Marys Woolnoth

Old Billingsgate

St. Dunstans-in-the-East

Silver-gilt Shrine

Tippoos Elephant Howdah

Ajunta Caves

Tower of London

Queens Diadem, Queens Coronation Bracelets, Prince of Wales Crown, Old Imperial Crown, Queens Crown, Spiritual Sceptre, and Temporal Sceptre

Imperial Orb, Ampulla, Golden Salt-Cellar of State, Anointing Spoon, and State Salt-Cellars

Mast-House, Blackwall

London DocksOuter Basin

Butcher Row, Whitechapel

The Four Swans Inn Yard

St. Giless, Cripplegate

Old Staircase in Christs Hospital

Christs Church

Smithfield

Newgate

Somerset House

Church of St. Mary-le-Savoy

Interior of the Savoy Church

Westminster Abbey

Horse-Guards

The Rookery, St. Giless

Queen Annes Bath

Street Performers

Highgate Cemetery

One-Tree Hill, Greenwich Park

Old Pensioner, Greenwich Park

Telescopes, Greenwich Park

Gipsies, Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park

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