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Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664562548
Table of Contents
COLLINS’ ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LONDON.
A FIRST GLANCE AT THE WEST END.
PALACES AND MANSIONS, ROYAL AND NOBLE.
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT; WESTMINSTER HALL; GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
ST. PAUL’S; WESTMINSTER ABBEY; CHURCHES; CHAPELS; CEMETERIES.
BRITISH AND SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUMS; SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS.
NATIONAL GALLERY; ROYAL ACADEMY; ART EXHIBITIONS.
COLLEGES; SCHOOLS; HOSPITALS; CHARITIES.
THE TOWER; THE MINT; THE CUSTOM HOUSE; THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
THE CORPORATION; MANSION HOUSE; GUILDHALL; MONUMENT; ROYAL EXCHANGE.
THE TEMPLE; INNS OF COURT; COURTS OF JUSTICE; PRISONS.
BANKS; INSURANCE OFFICES; STOCK EXCHANGE; CITY COMPANIES.
THE RIVER; DOCKS; THAMES TUNNEL; BRIDGES; PIERS.
FOOD SUPPLY; MARKETS; BAZAARS; SHOPS.
CLUBS; HOTELS; INNS; CHOP-HOUSES; TAVERNS; COFFEE-HOUSES; COFFEE-SHOPS.
THEATRES, CONCERTS, AND OTHER PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS; ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, AND HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.
OMNIBUSES; TRAMWAYS; CABS; RAILWAYS; STEAMERS.
APPENDIX. TABLES, LISTS, AND USEFUL HINTS.
Suburban Towns and Villages within Twelve Miles’ Railway-distance.
THE LONDON PARCELS DELIVERY COMPANY.
MONEY-ORDER OFFICES, AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.
LONDON LETTERS, POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
MODES OF ADMISSION TO VARIOUS INTERESTING PLACES.
PRINCIPAL PUBLIC AND TURKISH BATHS.
COMMISSIONAIRES OR MESSENGERS.
THE GREAT INTERCEPTS MAIN DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF LONDON.
PREFACE.
In this work an attempt is made to furnish Strangers with a handy and useful Guide to the chief objects of interest in the Metropolis and its Environs: comprising also much that will be interesting to permanent Residents. After a few pages of General Description, the various Buildings and