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Old and New London
… Establishment founded by Queen ElizabethFuneral of James I.Assaults on the AbbeyCoronation of Charles … fell by the sword." THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CORONATION OF JAMES II. AND HIS QUEEN, IN 1685. ( From Sandford's … almsmen, an organist, and choristers. The funeral of James I., as we learn from the "Calendar of State Papers," …
Old and New London
… great rival and opponent in the House of Commons, Charles James Fox, a man of whom, with all his personal faults, the … of Fox, a walking funeral from the Stable Yard, St. James's, by Pall Mall and Charing Cross, lines of volunteers …
Old and New London
… privilege of refuge, though it was not until the 21st of James I. that the latter was wholly swept awayin theory at … high rents, but this privilege was totally abolished by James I., though the bulk of the houses which composed the … taking part in a lamentable street quarrel in which Mr. James Sinclair was killed. Among state prisoners, however, …
Survey of London
… and Samuel Tufnell were employed as master masons and James King as master carpenter. 150 The original plan was to … and descriptive notes L.C.C., 1914. Thames Bridges, by James Dredge, 1897. …
Survey of London
… by the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge in 1741 to James King, 155 who had the contract for carpenter's work on … were rebuilt in 1824 from the designs of L. W. Lloyd. James Elmes enthusiastically proclaimed it one of the … by Thomas Hardwick of lands held by Thomas Griffiths and James Hedger on lease from the Archbishop. 160 They have been …
Old and New London
… of the "Seven Bishops" who had refused to accept King James's "Indulgence in Matters of Religion." They were: the … would seem to have been public-houses in the time of James I., and were probably frequented by low company, … The date when this chapel was pulled down is not known. James Howard, third Earl of Suffolk. …
Old and New London
… Sir Harry Vane; the third Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir James Graham, the first Lord Colchester, and Earl Russell, … Busby, head-master here in the reigns of Charles II. and James II., many anecdotes are told. Amongst others it is said … highly valued by such men as Lord John Russell and Sir James Grahamand also that of having seats in the Abbey at the …
Old and New London
… it has often been said that, with the exception of St. James's, Buckingham Palace is the ugliest royal residence in … monarchy in the world. It fronts the western end of St. James's Park, which here converges to a narrow point; the … ground had been planted with mulberry-trees by order of James I., one of whose whims was the encouragement of the …
Old and New London
… nine parishes moreSt. Martin's-in-the-Fields, St. James's, St. Anne's, St. Paul's (Covent Garden), St. … the Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament, and St. James's Park and Palace; then along the Green Park, …
Old and New London
… belonged. Delahay Street, between King Street and St. James's Park, was so called from a family of that name … from its neighbours by a flight of stone steps, which James II. permitted the cruel favourite to make into the Park … a direct line from Bridge Street to Birdcage Walk and St. James's Park, derives its name from standing on the site of …