“A capital and interesting book of its kind, full of pleasant reminiscences of the days of the leisurely life and refinement of the century that has gone.”—Manchester Evening News.
“The volume is well illustrated, and the reproductions from old prints and drawings of mansions which have altogether disappeared—as, for instance, Northumberland House, with its famous lion—are particularly interesting.”—Glasgow Herald.
“This admirable book is packed full of historical and biographical information, retailed in the pleasantest possible manner.”—Liverpool Daily Courier.
“Mr. Chancellor is an excellent cicerone in describing for us the old streets and houses and the quaint people who inhabited them.”—Yorkshire Herald.
“With this little book in his pocket (where it will hardly reveal itself), or on his table, the visitor to London can add greatly to his enjoyment.”—Aberdeen Journal.
“A delightful little guide to the localities mentioned.”—Aberdeen Free Press.
“With this book in the coat pocket—to glance at in convenient corners—one could spend some pleasant hours.”—Bolton Journal.
List of Plates.
| GARDENS OF CARLTON HOUSE IN 1784 | [To face Title] |
| STEWART’S CORNER | To face page [2] |
| *CLARENDON HOUSE | [8] |
| *THE WHITE HORSE CELLAR (HATCHETT’S RESTAURANT), PICCADILLY (From a Drawing by George Cruickshank.) | [12] |
| THE GLOUCESTER COFFEE HOUSE, PICCADILLY | [14] |
| THE GATES OF HYDE PARK IN 1756 (From a Drawing by Jones.) | [27] |
| THE TURNPIKE AT HYDE PARK CORNER | [28] |
| ST. JAMES’S STREET, WHITE’S CLUB, AND BROOKS’S CLUB | [36] |
| ST. JAMES’S PALACE | [44] |
| CARLTON HOUSE (George IV. proclaimed King) | [52] |
| THE OPERA HOUSE COLONNADE, PALL MALL, AND CARLTON HOUSE SCREEN | [64] |
| ST. JAMES’S SQUARE | [68] |
| *“THE BULL AND MOUTH,” PICCADILLY | [75] |
| LOWER REGENT STREET, FROM PICCADILLY CIRCUS, WITH CARLTON HOUSE AND SCREEN | [76] |
| “THE WHITE BEAR,” FORMERLY “THE FLEECE,” PICCADILLY | [78] |
| THE PICCADILLY HOTEL | [79] |
| DENMAN HOUSE, PICCADILLY | [81] |
| OLD BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY | [82] |
| *LONG’S HOTEL, BOND STREET | [87] |
| *“THE WESTERN EXCHANGE,” OLD BOND STREET | [91] |
| *THE MAY FAIR IN 1716 | [115] |
| THE ENTRANCE TO PICCADILLY, AT HYDE PARK CORNER, WITH ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL | [139] |