South of the Thames, likewise, there are many pretty spots, quite distinct from those which border upon the river's bank. Wimbledon, with its furze-clad common and picturesque windmill; Mitcham, with its herb gardens; Norwood, a pleasant bit of high ground, from which a view of London from the south can be had; Lewisham and Bromley, surrounded by many pretty bits of scenery; Blackheath, a famous place for golf and other outdoor games; Eltham, where a bit of King John's palace is still left to view; the Crays, a string of picturesque villages on the banks of the River Cray, etc. Dulwich is a village about five miles south of London Bridge. Here Edward Alleyn, or Allen, a distinguished actor in the reign of James I., founded and endowed an hospital or college, called Dulwich College, for the residence and support of poor persons, under certain limitations.
| 1812 | Oct. 10. Present Drury Lane Theatre opened. |
| 1814 | Nov. 29. The Times newspaper first printed by steam. |
| 1816 | Vauxhall Bridge opened. |
| 1817 | Waterloo Bridge opened. |
| 1818 | Furnival's Inn rebuilt. |
| 1820 | Jan. 29. George III. died. |
| | Cabs came in. |
| 1821 | Bank of England completed by Sir John Soane. |
| 1824 | March 15. First pile of London Bridge driven. |
| | First stone of new Post-office laid. |
| | May 10. National Gallery first opened. |
| 1825 | Thames Tunnel commenced. |
| | Toll-house at Hyde Park Corner removed. |
| 1828 | St. Katherine Docks opened. |
| | Birdcage Walk made a public way. |
| 1829 | King's College in the Strand commenced. |
| | New police service established by Sir Robert Peel. |
| 1830 | June 26. George IV. died. |
| | Omnibuses first introduced by Shillibeer; the first ran between Paddington and the Bank. |
| | Covent Garden Market rebuilt. |
| 1831 | Hungerford Market commenced. |
| | The Hay Market in Pall Mall removed to Regent's Park. |
| | Exeter Hall opened. |
| 1834 | Houses of Parliament burned down. |
| 1835 | Duke of York's Column completed. |
| 1837 | William IV. died. Accession of Queen Victoria. |
| | Buckingham Palace first occupied. |
| 1838 | First Royal Academy Exhibition in Trafalgar Square. |
| 1841 | Great Fire at the Tower of London. |
| 1843 | Nelson Column placed in Trafalgar Square. |
| 1845 | Hungerford Bridge opened. |
| | Lincoln's Inn New Hall opened by Queen Victoria. |
| 1847 | Covent Garden Theatre opened as Italian Opera House. |
| | New House of Lords opened. |
| | New Portico and Hall of British Museum opened. |
| 1848 | April 10. Great Chartist Demonstration. |
| 1851 | Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. |
| 1852 | Nov. 18. Duke of Wellington's Funeral. |
| 1855 | April 19. Visit of Emperor and Empress of French. |
| | Nov. 30. Visit of King of Sardinia. |
| 1858 | Jan. 31. Steamship "Great Eastern" launched. |
| 1860 | Underground Railway begun. |
| 1862 | March 12. Mr. George Peabody, the American merchant, gives £150,000 to ameliorate the condition of London poor. |
| | May 1. Second International Exhibition opened. |
| 1863 | Jan. 10. Underground Railway opened. |
| | March 7. Princess Alexandra, of Denmark, enters London. |
| 1864 | Jan. 1. New street opened between Blackfriars' and London Bridge. |
| | Feb. 29. First block of Peabody Buildings opened in Spitalfields. |
| | April 21. Garibaldi receives the freedom of the city. |
| 1866 | Jan. 29. Mr. Peabody adds £100,000 to his gift to the London poor. |
| | May 10. Black Friday, commercial panic. |
| | July 24. Riots in Hyde Park. |
| | Sept. 1. Cannon Street Railway Station opened. |
| 1867 | Jan. 15. Severe frost; forty lives lost by the breaking of the ice in Regent's Park. |
| | June 3. First stone of Holborn Viaduct laid. |
| 1868 | May 13. The Queen lays foundation of St. Thomas' Hospital. |
| | Dec. 5. George Peabody gives another £100,000 to the poor of London. |
| 1869 | July 23. Statue of George Peabody unveiled by the Prince of Wales. |
| | Nov. 6. Opening of Holborn Viaduct by the Queen. |
| 1870 | July 13. Opening of the Victoria Embankment by the Prince of Wales. |