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Background imageCassell Collection: The White Hart, Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The White Hart, Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " White Hart", Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageCassell Collection: The North Side of Knightsbridge in 1820, from the Cannon Brewery to Hyde Park Corner, (c1876)

The North Side of Knightsbridge in 1820, from the Cannon Brewery to Hyde Park Corner, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageCassell Collection: The Spring Garden, Worlds End. c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Spring Garden, Worlds End. c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Spring Garden, " Worlds End". c1876. Spring Gardens is a street in St. James s, London, From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageCassell Collection: Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Map of Belgravia, 1814, (c1876). Developed in the early 19th century by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster under the direction of Thomas Cubitt

Background imageCassell Collection: Interior of the Court-Yard of Old Tattersall s. c1876. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Court-Yard of Old Tattersall s. c1876. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Court-Yard of Old " Tattersall s". c1876. Auctioneer of race horses, founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall (1724-1795)

Background imageCassell Collection: Sale of Hyde Park Turnpike, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Sale of Hyde Park Turnpike, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Sale of Hyde Park Turnpike, c1876. Auction of the toll gate between Piccadilly and kensington From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

Background imageCassell Collection: St. Georges Hospital, 1745, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

St. Georges Hospital, 1745, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
St. Georges Hospital, 1745, (c1876). Founded in 1733, as a teaching hospital in Lanesborough House, Hyde Park Corner, built by James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough, and demolished in 1800

Background imageCassell Collection: Entrance to Old Tattersall s. c1876. Creator: Unknown

Entrance to Old Tattersall s. c1876. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Old " Tattersall s". c1876. Auctioneer of race horses, founded in 1766 by Richard Tattersall (1724-1795), at Hyde Park corner then moving to Knightsbridge in 1865

Background imageCassell Collection: The Great Western Hotel, Paddington, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Great Western Hotel, Paddington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Great Western Hotel, Paddington, c1876. Hilton London, part of the Paddington Station complex, built on Praed Street in the early 1850s to the Second Empire design of Philip Charles Hardwick

Background imageCassell Collection: Langham Hotel, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Langham Hotel, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Langham Hotel, c1876. The Langham in Marylebone, designed by John Giles and built between 1863 and 1865. Electric light was installed in the entrance and courtyard in 1879

Background imageCassell Collection: Jennys Whim Bridge, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Jennys Whim Bridge, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
" Jennys Whim" Bridge, 1750, (c1876). A wooden bridge spanning Grosvenor canal at what is now Ebury Bridge to the marshland of Pimlico

Background imageCassell Collection: Thomas Carlyle, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Thomas Carlyle, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Carlyle, c1876. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish philosopher, writer, historian, mathematician, and teacher considered an important Victorian social commentator

Background imageCassell Collection: The Botanical Gardens, Chelsea, 1790, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Botanical Gardens, Chelsea, 1790, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Botanical Gardens, Chelsea, 1790, (c1876). Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries Garden in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow medicinal plants

Background imageCassell Collection: Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row, c1876. Home of historian and philosopher Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle, the building dates from 1708 at No. 24 Cheyne Row (No)

Background imageCassell Collection: London. The Western Suburbs, c1876. Creator: Unknown

London. The Western Suburbs, c1876. Creator: Unknown
London. The Western Suburbs, c1876. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford

Background imageCassell Collection: Cheyne Walk and Cadogan Pier, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Cheyne Walk and Cadogan Pier, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Cheyne Walk and Cadogan Pier, c1876. Cadogan Pier was designed by Nathaniel Handford and buillt by Earl Cadogan in 1841. It was rebuilt around 1875 following the completion of Albert Bridge

Background imageCassell Collection: Old Mansions in Chelsea, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Old Mansions in Chelsea, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Old Mansions in Chelsea, c1876. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford

Background imageCassell Collection: Portobello Farm, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Portobello Farm, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Portobello Farm, 1830, (c1876). Portobello Farm stood in the midst of open fields, in what is now Portobello Road. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

Background imageCassell Collection: Holland House, from the North, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Holland House, from the North, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Holland House, from the North, c1876. Jacobean country house in Kensington built 1605 for Sir Walter Cope by architect John Thorpe, a noted gathering-place for Whigs in the 19th century

Background imageCassell Collection: Grand Staircase, Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Grand Staircase, Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Grand Staircase, Holland House, c1876. Jacobean country house in Kensington built in 1605 for Sir Walter Cope by architect John Thorpe, destroyed by German firebombing during the Blitz

Background imageCassell Collection: Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Holland House, c1876. Jacobean country house in Kensington built 1605 for Sir Walter Cope by architect John Thorpe, a noted gathering-place for Whigs in the 19th century

Background imageCassell Collection: Rogers Seat and Inigo Jones Gateway, Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Rogers Seat and Inigo Jones Gateway, Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Rogers Seat and Inigo Jones Gateway, Holland House, c1876. Rogers Seat, named after Samuel Rogers, poet and banker and comissioned gateway of Portland stone by Inigo Jones

Background imageCassell Collection: Old Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Old Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Old Kensington, c1876. Kensington, a suburb of London and birth-place of Queen Victoria with conveyancing of the estate passing between Earls

Background imageCassell Collection: Earls Court House (Formerly John Hunters House), c1876. Creator: Unknown

Earls Court House (Formerly John Hunters House), c1876. Creator: Unknown
Earls Court House (Formerly John Hunters House), c1876. John Hunter (1728-1793) purchased Earls Court House in 1764 and lived here until his death

Background imageCassell Collection: Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Outfall of Westbourne, c1876. The River Westbourne, tributary of the River Thames carried pure drinking water into the City of London, in the 19th century, the water became impure and was culverted

Background imageCassell Collection: The Flower Walks, Kensington Gardens, c1876. Creator: Unknown

The Flower Walks, Kensington Gardens, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Flower Walks, Kensington Gardens, c1876. Kensington Gardens, once private gardens of Kensington Palace, originally created by Henry VIII in 1536 for use as a hunting ground

Background imageCassell Collection: The Seven Sisters, in 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Seven Sisters, in 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Seven Sisters", in 1830, (c1876). Seven elms were planted in a circle with a walnut tree at their centre on common land known as Page Green

Background imageCassell Collection: Interior of the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Founded in 1739 by Thomas Coram, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury was a childrens home for the " education

Background imageCassell Collection: House at Craven Hill in 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

House at Craven Hill in 1760, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
House at Craven Hill in 1760, (c1876). Estate in Bayswater bought by William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven in 1733, When Craven Hill estate was parcelled out for building purposes

Background imageCassell Collection: The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Somers Town became a dense shanty town, surrounded on several sides by brickfields and dust heaps

Background imageCassell Collection: Councillor Agars House, Somers Town, in 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Councillor Agars House, Somers Town, in 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Councillor Agars House, Somers Town, in 1830, (c1876). Agar Town was a short-lived area of St Pancras, cleared by the Midland Railway Company land was leased to a Mr

Background imageCassell Collection: Gateway of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Gateway of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Gateway of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Founded in 1739 by Thomas Coram, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, was a childrens home for the " education and maintenance of exposed

Background imageCassell Collection: New St. Pancras Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown

New St. Pancras Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown
New St. Pancras Church, c1876. St Pancras New Church, Greek Revival church on Euston Road in Bloomsbury/St Pancras, built 1819-22 to designs by William and Henry William Inwood

Background imageCassell Collection: Entrance to Euston Square Station, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Entrance to Euston Square Station, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Euston Square Station, c1876. Opened as Gower Street on 10 January 1863 by the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the station was given its present name on 1 November 1909

Background imageCassell Collection: The Brill, Somers Town, in 1780, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Brill, Somers Town, in 1780, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Brill", Somers Town, in 1780, (c1876). The Brill was a farm in the 17th century, close to a brickfield with a couple of cottages and an inn called The Brill

Background imageCassell Collection: The Polygon, Somers Town, in 1850, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Polygon, Somers Town, in 1850, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Polygon, Somers Town, in 1850, (c1876). Somers Town, originally granted by William III to John Somers (1651-1716), was named after Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (1725-1806)

Background imageCassell Collection: The Small-Pox Hospital, Kings Cross, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Small-Pox Hospital, Kings Cross, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Small-Pox Hospital, Kings Cross, in 1800, (c1876). London Smallpox Hospital was established 1745-6, the hospital in St Pancras opened in 1793-4

Background imageCassell Collection: St Pancras Wells and Church in 1700. (c1876). Creator: Unknown

St Pancras Wells and Church in 1700. (c1876). Creator: Unknown
St Pancras Wells and Church in 1700. (c1876). St Pancras Wells, or Spa gardens, laid out in long straight walks as a promenade for visitors

Background imageCassell Collection: Front of St. Pancras Station and Hotel, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Front of St. Pancras Station and Hotel, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Front of St. Pancras Station and Hotel, c1876. Work for the hotel by Midland railway began in 1868 to Italian gothic designs by George Gilbert Scott

Background imageCassell Collection: Fortifications of Old St. Pancras, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Fortifications of Old St. Pancras, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Fortifications of Old St. Pancras, c1876. During the Civil War a fortification was made at Brill Farm, near Old St. Pancras Church, where, some hundred and twenty years later, Somers Town was built

Background imageCassell Collection: Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Founded in 1739 by Thomas Coram, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, was a childrens home for the " education and maintenance of exposed

Background imageCassell Collection: General View of Old Kentish Town, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

General View of Old Kentish Town, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
General View of Old Kentish Town, 1820, c1876. Originally a small settlement on the River Fleet, Kentish town was modernised from early 20th century with large amounts of land purchased to build

Background imageCassell Collection: Dr. Stukeleys Plan of the Camp at St. Pancras, c1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Dr. Stukeleys Plan of the Camp at St. Pancras, c1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Dr. Stukeleys Plan of the Camp at St. Pancras, c1750, (c1876). William Stukeleys plan of the old church of St. Pancras covered by part of a Roman settlement at St Pancras, called the Brill

Background imageCassell Collection: The Castle Tavern, Kentish Town Road, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Castle Tavern, Kentish Town Road, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Castle" Tavern, Kentish Town Road, in 1800, c1876. The pub at 147 Kentish Town Road was present by 1651 and rebuilt in 1848

Background imageCassell Collection: The Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town, 1750, (c1856). Creator: Unknown

The Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town, 1750, (c1856). Creator: Unknown
The Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town, 1750, (c1856). Travellers would assemble and travel in large groups for protection against highwaymen. The building was boarded up in 1896 prior to demolition

Background imageCassell Collection: The Old Mother Red Cap, in 1746, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

The Old Mother Red Cap, in 1746, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Old " Mother Red Cap", in 1746, (c1876). The Worlds End pub on Camden High Street, formerly the Mother Red Cap first referenced when the area was entirely rural in 1690

Background imageCassell Collection: St. Pancras Church in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

St. Pancras Church in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
St. Pancras Church in 1820, (c1876). Towards the end of 18th century the church fell into disrepair, lost its status as a parish church and when the New Church was consecrated in 1822

Background imageCassell Collection: Turnpike in the Hampstead Road, and St. Jamess Church, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Turnpike in the Hampstead Road, and St. Jamess Church, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Turnpike in the Hampstead Road, and St. Jamess Church, in 1820, (c1876). St Jamess church, former chapel built to designs of Thomas Hardwick



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