File:Old and new London - a narrative of its history, its people, and its places (1873) (14784163712).jpg

Identifier: oldnewlondonnarr03thor (find matches)
Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
Subjects:
Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
every post and pillar are small tables,,where coffee, tea, bread and butter may be pur-chased. Hawkers parade in every direction withcakes, buns, knives, and pocket-books for sale.Many customers seek for stimulants, and consumegin or hot spirits-and-water with avidity. In our climate piazzas were a novelty—weseldom need to ■ exclude the sun—yet those inCovent Garden became popular. Long afterwards 240 OLD AND NEW LONDON. (Covent Garden. two piazzas were erected in Regent Street, andtermed the Colonnade, but they were not asuccess and have been removed. Those in CoventGarden, though much dishonoured, still remain ;and are, perhaps, the only buildings in that style inEngland. Thus Byron says in Beppo— June 24 following. The poet Dryden was assaultedin Covent Garden, on account of some versesin his * Hind and Panther. 1687, April 14. Asoldier, William Grant, hanged in the market forrunning from his colours. 1636. This date is cutin a stone let into the brickwork of No. 2;^, King
Text Appearing After Image:
ENTRANCE TO COVENT GARDEN MARKET. For, bating Covent Garden, I can hit onNo place thats called Piazza in Great Britain. The following is given by the same authority asa brief epitome of the annals of Covent Garden. Weshall enlarge upon it as we proceed in our survey :— The market buildings were commenced in 1632by the Earl of Bedford. 1650, April 26. Col. Poysewas shot to death in the market. 1675, December29. A proclamation issued against coffee-houses.1679, January 8. To allow their continuance till Street, of Evanss Hotel, we are told. It formed aprominent object in Hogarths print, Morning.And here lodged Sir William Alexander, Earl ofStirling, 1637) Thomas Killigrew, 1640; DenzilHollis, 16443 ai^d ^^ 1647, Sir Harry Vane, andalso Sir Kenelm Digby, 1662. Of Hollis thisanecdote is told :—In a hot debate in Parliament,Ireton offended Hollis, upon which he persuadedhim to walk out of the House, and told him hemust fight to justify his words. Ireton pleaded Covent Garden) FASHIONAB

Note About Images