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Survey of London, Volume 05 (of 14), the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, part 2 — George Laurence Gomme

Survey of London, Volume 05 (of 14), the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, part 2

George Laurence Gomme

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  • Book language: English
  • 404 pages

Part of the Survey of London series, this volume is a historical and architectural study of the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, published in 1914. It records streets, buildings, monuments and documentary evidence, offering a detailed picture of the area's past. Listen for a careful, factual guide to how this part of London was built and lived in.

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LONDON COUNTY
COUNCIL
SURVEY OF LONDON
ISSUED BY THE JOINT
PUBLISHING COMMITTEE
REPRESENTING THE LONDON
COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE SURVEY

OF THE MEMORIALS OF
GREATER LONDON
UNDER THE GENERAL EDITORSHIP OF
SIR LAURENCE GOMME (for the
Council)
PHILIP NORMAN (for the
Survey Committee)
VOLUME V.
THE PARISH OF ST.
GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS

(Part II.)
PUBLISHED BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL, SPRING
GARDENS, LONDON
1914

THE PARISH OF ST. GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS (PART II.), BEING THE
FIFTH VOLUME OF THE SURVEY OF LONDON, WITH DRAWINGS,
ILLUSTRATIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTIONS, BY W.
EDWARD RILEY, ARCHITECT TO THE COUNCIL. EDITED, WITH
HISTORICAL NOTES, BY SIR LAURENCE GOMME, CLERK OF THE
COUNCIL.

JOINT
PUBLISHING
COMMITTEE
REPRESENTING
THE
LONDON
COUNTY
COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
SURVEY OF THE MEMORIALS OF GREATER
LONDON.
Chairman.
E. L. MEINERTZHAGEN.
Members appointed by the Council.
GRANVILLE-SMITH, R. W.
JOHNSON, W. C.
MEINERTZHAGEN, E. L.
TAYLOR, ANDREW T.
Members appointed by the Survey Committee.
GODFREY, WALTER H.
LOVELL, PERCY.
NORMAN, PHILIP.
MEMBERS OF THE SURVEY COMMITTEE DURING THE
PERIOD OF THE WORK.
The former Presidents of the Committee were—

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Contents

  1. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL SURVEY OF LONDON ISSUED BY THE JOINT PUBLISHING COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL A
  2. JOINT PUBLISHING COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SURVEY OF THE MEMORIALS OF G
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
  6. PREFACE.
  7. BOUNDARY OF THE PARISH OF ST. GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS.
  8. XXII.—HIGH HOLBORN FROM THE PARISH BOUNDARY TO LITTLE TURNSTILE.
  9. XXIII-XXIV.—Nos. 3 and 4, GATE STREET.
  10. XXV.—HIGH HOLBORN, BETWEEN LITTLE TURNSTILE AND KINGSWAY.
  11. XXVI.—No. 211, HIGH HOLBORN (Demolished).
  12. XXVII.—SMART’S BUILDINGS AND GOLDSMITH STREET.
  13. XXVIII-XXIX. Nos. 181 and 172, HIGH HOLBORN (Demolished).
  14. XXX.—SITE OF ROSE FIELD (MACKLIN STREET, SHELTON STREET, NEWTON STREET (PART), AND PARKER STREET (PART)).
  15. XXXI.—No. 18, PARKER STREET.
  16. XXXII.—GREAT QUEEN STREET (General.)
  17. XXXIII.—No. 2, GREAT QUEEN STREET (Demolished).
  18. XXXIV.–XXXVI.—Nos. 26 to 28, GREAT QUEEN STREET.
  19. XXXVII.—Nos. 55 and 56, GREAT QUEEN STREET.
  20. XXXVIII.—FREEMASONS’ HALL.
  21. XXXIX.—MARKMASONS’ HALL.
  22. XL.—GREAT QUEEN STREET CHAPEL (Demolished).
  23. XLI.—SITE OF WELD HOUSE.
  24. XLII.–XLIII.—Nos. 6 and 7, WILD COURT.
  25. XLIV.—No. 16, LITTLE WILD STREET (Demolished).
  26. XLV.—No. 1, SARDINIA STREET (Demolished).
  27. XLVI.—SITE OF LENNOX HOUSE.
  28. XLVII.–XLVIII.—Nos. 24 and 32, BETTERTON STREET.
  29. XLIX.—No. 25, ENDELL STREET.
  30. L.—NORTH OF SHORT’S GARDENS.

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