London Cries & Public Edifices

About this eBook

Author

Leighton, John, 1822-1912

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs

Subject

London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58312

Release Date

November 20, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LONDON CRIES & Public Edifices
2. 2.POTS AND KETTLES TO MEND!—COPPER OR BRASS TO MEND!
3. 3.THE TOWER OF LONDON;
4. 4.RHUBARB!—FINE TURKEY RHUBARB! — THE EAST INDIA HOUSE
5. 5.MATCHES!—BUY A BOX OF MATCHES OF A POOR GIRL! — BANK OF ENGLAND.
6. 6.ORANGES!—BUY ORANGES AND LEMONS! — ROYAL EXCHANGE.
7. 7.BUY A CAGE FOR YOUR FINE SINGING-BIRD! — THE MANSION-HOUSE
8. 8.OLD CHAIRS TO MEND!—RUSH OR CANE BOTTOMS—OLD CHAIRS TO MEND! — THE OLD COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, WARWICK LANE,
9. 9.CATS’ MEAT!—DOGS’ MEAT! — SMITHFIELD; — ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL,
10. 10.DUST OH!—DUST OH! — ST. JOHN’S GATE, CLERKENWELL.
11. 11.PITY THE POOR BLIND! — TEMPLE BAR,
12. 12.UMBRELLAS TO MEND!—ANY OLD ONES TO SELL! — SOMERSET HOUSE.
13. 13.CHERRIES, ROUND AND SOUND!—FULL WEIGHT, FOURPENCE A POUND! — COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. — THE COSTARD-MONGER — HEARTHSTONES AND FLANDERS BRICK. — COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
14. 14.IMAGES!—BUY IMAGES. — TRAFALGAR SQUARE
15. 15.BAKED POTATOES, ALL HOT! — CHARING CROSS. — NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE,
16. 16.BOW POTS! (OR BAY POTS!) TWO A PENNY! — WHITEHALL,
17. 17.WILD DUCK, RABBIT, OR FOWL! — STRAWBERRIES, — BURLINGTON HOUSE.
18. 18.MACKAREL!—NEW MACKAREL! — ST. GEORGE’S, HANOVER SQUARE.
19. 19.BUY A BOX!—BUY A BAND-BOX! — OLD CLOTHES! — ST. JAMES’S PALACE.
20. 20.MILK BELOW! — WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
21. 21.YOUNG WATER-CRESSES! — LAMBETH PALACE,
22. 22.KNIVES TO GRIND!—SCISSORS TO GRIND! — BUY A MAT!—BUY A DOOR OR PARLOUR MAT! — NEW HALL, LINCOLN’S INN,
23. 23.SWEEP!—SOOT OH! — THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.
24. 24.MUFFINS!—CRUMPETS!—ALL HOT MUFFINS! — THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
25. 25.BUY A BROOM! — THE COLOSSEUM.

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