An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 2, West London

The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering 16 London boroughs in the west of the city, ranging from Stoke Newington in the north east, Wandsworth and Lambeth in the south, to the westernmost borough of Hammersmith.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Frontispiece: Holborn, Staple Inn, Glass Badge of Prince of Wales
List of illustrations v-x
Preface xi-xiii
Terms of Appointment and Official Report xiv-xix
Report xx-xxiii
List of Boroughs Included in This Volume. xxiv
Sectional preface 1-5
Battersea 6-7
Chelsea 7-15
Finsbury 15-31
Fulham 31-37
Hammersmith 37-39
Hampstead 39-43
Holborn 43-63
Islington 63-67
Kensington 67-78
Lambeth 78-86
Paddington 86
St Marylebone 86-87
St Pancras 87-91
Stoke Newington 91-93
Wandsworth 93-99
Westminster 99-148
Armorial 149-150
Glossary 151-157
Index 159-194
Plate 1: Details of woodwork 1
Plate 2: Fonts 2
Plate 3: Glass 3
Plate 4: Church plate 4
Plate 5: Pulpits 5
Plate 6: Staircases 6
Plate 7: Staircases 7
Plate 8: Details of woodwork 8
Plate 9: Battersea Parish Church. Chelsea Royal Hospital 9
Plate 10: Funeral monuments 10
Plate 11: Funeral monuments 11
Plate 12: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Chancel and N. Chapel 12
Plate 13: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Chancel and S. Chapel 13
Plate 14: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Interior from Chancel 14
Plate 15: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Details 15
Plate 16: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints. Finsbury, St. John's Gate 16
Plate 17: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Exterior 17
Plate 18: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Monument 18
Plate 19: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Monument Effigies 19
Plate 20: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints, Monument by Bernini 20
Plate 21: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Ground Plan 21
Plate 22: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, N.W. Main Courtyard 22
Plate 23: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, N.W. Front 23
Plate 24: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, N.W. Front from S. 24
Plate 25: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, N.W. Front from W. 25
Plate 26: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Chapel 26
Plate 27: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Communion Plate 27
Plate 28: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Great Hall 28
Plate 29: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, State Room 29
Plate 30: Chelsea, Royal Hospital, Ward and Entrance Gates 30
Plate 31: Chelsea, Lindsey House and Cheyne Row 31
Plate 32: Finsbury, St. John's Church, Clerkenwell, Main Body and S. Chamber 32
Plate 33: Finsbury, St. John's Church and St John's Gate, Clerkenwell 33
Plate 34: Finsbury, St. John's Church. Holborn, Gray's Inn 34
Plate 35: Finsbury, Charterhouse St. John's Church, Clerkenwell 35
Plate 36: Hampstead, Parish Church of St. John. Finsbury, St. John's Church 36
Plate 37: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Entrance Court 37
Plate 38: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Chapel Court 38
Plate 39: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Chapel-cloister 39
Plate 40: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Master's House Drawing Rooms 40
Plate 41: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Master's Court 41
Plate 42: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Great Hall 42
Plate 43: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Details 43
Plate 44: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Interior of Great Hall 44
Plate 45: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Great Hall and Brothers' Library 45
Plate 46: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Governor's Room 46
Plate 47: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Governor's Room and Master's House 47
Plate 48: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Tower and Chapel 48
Plate 49: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Interior of Chapel 49
Plate 50: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Monument 50
Plate 51: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Chapel Monument and Effigy 51
Plate 52: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Chapel Pulpit and Screen 52
Plate 53: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Main Staircase 53
Plate 54: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Wash House Court and Brickwork 54
Plate 55: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Great Cloister and Wash House Court 55
Plate 56: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Chapel and Wash House Court 56
Plate 57: Finsbury, The Charterhouse, Main Stair-hall and Great Cloister 57
Plate 58: Finsbury, New River Head, Water Board Offices Oak Room 58
Plate 59: Finsbury, New River Head, Water Board Offices Ceiling 59
Plate 60: Chelsea, Old Parish Church of All Saints. Fulham, Parish Church of All Saints 60
Plate 61: Fulham, Parish Church of All Saints, Monument 61
Plate 62: Fulham, Parish Church of All Saints, Funeral Monuments 62
Plate 63: Fulham, Fulham Palace. Lambeth, Lambeth Palace 63
Plate 64: Fulham, Fulham Palace 64
Plate 65: Kensington, Kensington Palace. Hampstead, Fenton House 65
Plate 66: Holborn, Great Ormond Street. Hampstead, Fenton House 66
Plate 67: Holborn, St. Ethelreda's Chapel, Bay and Doorway 67
Plate 68: Details of woodwork 68
Plate 69: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Gatehouse 69
Plate 70: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Old Square 70
Plate 71: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Old Buildings 71
Plate 72: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, S. Side 72
Plate 73: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, N. Side 73
Plate 74: Holborn, Lincoln's Inn, Chapel, Crypt 74