Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood

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Anonymous

Title

Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood Being a Concise Description of the Chief Places of Interest in the Metropolis, and the Best Modes of Obtaining Access to Them: with Information Relating to Railways, Omnibuses, Steamers, &c.

Credits

Transcribed from the 1873 William Collins, Sons and Company edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

London (England) -- Guidebooks

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Text

eBook-No.

39379

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39379

Release Date

April 5, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.COLLINS’ ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LONDON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD:
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.HOTEL CHARGES.
5. 5.COLLINS’ ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO LONDON.
6. 6.GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
7. 7.A FIRST GLANCE AT THE CITY.
8. 8.A FIRST GLANCE AT THE WEST END.
9. 9.PALACES AND MANSIONS, ROYAL AND NOBLE.
10. 10.HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT; WESTMINSTER HALL; GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
11. 11.ST. PAUL’S; WESTMINSTER ABBEY; CHURCHES; CHAPELS; CEMETERIES.
12. 12.BRITISH AND SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUMS; SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS.
13. 13.NATIONAL GALLERY; ROYAL ACADEMY; ART EXHIBITIONS.
14. 14.COLLEGES; SCHOOLS; HOSPITALS; CHARITIES.
15. 15.THE TOWER; THE MINT; THE CUSTOM HOUSE; THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
16. 16.THE CORPORATION; MANSION HOUSE; GUILDHALL; MONUMENT; ROYAL EXCHANGE.
17. 17.THE TEMPLE; INNS OF COURT; COURTS OF JUSTICE; PRISONS.
18. 18.BANKS; INSURANCE OFFICES; STOCK EXCHANGE; CITY COMPANIES.
19. 19.THE RIVER; DOCKS; THAMES TUNNEL; BRIDGES; PIERS.
20. 20.FOOD SUPPLY; MARKETS; BAZAARS; SHOPS.
21. 21.CLUBS; HOTELS; INNS; CHOP-HOUSES; TAVERNS; COFFEE-HOUSES; COFFEE-SHOPS.
22. 22.THEATRES, CONCERTS, AND OTHER PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
23. 23.PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS; ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, AND HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.
24. 24.OMNIBUSES; TRAMWAYS; CABS; RAILWAYS; STEAMERS.
25. 25.SHORT EXCURSIONS. — UP THE RIVER. — DOWN THE RIVER. — CRYSTAL PALACE, &c.
26. 26.APPENDIX. TABLES, LISTS, AND USEFUL HINTS. — Suburban Towns and Villages within Twelve Miles’ Railway-distance. — CHIEF OMNIBUS ROUTES. — LONDON TRAMWAYS. — CLUBS AND CLUB HOUSES. — THE LONDON PARCELS DELIVERY COMPANY. — MONEY-ORDER OFFICES, AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. — LONDON LETTERS, POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. — READING AND NEWS-ROOMS. — CHESS ROOMS. — THEATRES. — CONCERT ROOMS. — MUSIC HALLS. — MODES OF ADMISSION TO VARIOUS INTERESTING PLACES. — Free. — Shilling Admissions. — Admit by Introduction. — PRINCIPAL PUBLIC AND TURKISH BATHS. — Turkish. — Medicated Baths. — CABS. — HINTS TO STRANGERS. — COMMISSIONAIRES OR MESSENGERS. — THE GREAT INTERCEPTS MAIN DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF LONDON.
27. 27.INDEX
28. 28.FOOTNOTES

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