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Old and New London
… has long been famed for its good dinners. "Here," says Timbs, "take place the majority of the banquets of the …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
Old and New London
… the portrait, which is considered very striking. Mr. John Timbs tells us that "the group is cast in about eight pieces, … a circular centre. "On fine afternoons," writes Mr. John Timbs, "the sun casts the shadow of the duke's equestrian …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Britain under Romans, 80. Archaeologia, lxviii. 247-9; J. Timbs, Curiosities of Lond. 715, writes: 'In 1825 arrow heads …
Old and New London
… mostly sheepwalks, paddocks, and kitchen-gardens. Mr. Timbs tells us, what few of us remember or know, that it was … use. We wish that we could endorse the words of Mr. John Timbs when he calls the garden spaces or planted squares the … of Shelburne, afterwards first Marquis of Lansdowne. John Timbs tells us that "the price was 22,000, being some 3,000 …
Old and New London
… all traces of garden grounds are fast disappearing. John Timbs has a word or two to say about this spot in his …
Old and New London
… its prior right. This is the more remarkable (as Mr. Timbs judiciously observes), because with another Thames … afterwards became the "York Hotel," and, according to Mr. Timbs, was taken down in 1863. The Bridge repairs (between … the bookseller and projector. An interesting memoir by Mr. Timbs, his intimate friend, furnishes us with many curious …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (1832), iii. 253-9; Gardeners' Mag. x (1834), 99; J. Timbs, 'Excursion to Blenheim', Literary World (1840), pp. …
Old and New London
… See First Series, Vol. I., p. 217. Quoted from John Timbs's "Romance of London." See Vol. III., p. 206, &c. See …
Survey of London
… Chatsworth MSS., letters, sixth Duke's group, 38. John Timbs, Curiosities of London, 1855, p. 484. P.R.O., Lord …