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Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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, yellow wizened man, withone shoulder higher than the other. He was thehero of the populace, for the English people wereeager to carry on the war, and the Prince vvasagainst the impending peace which the new Tory streets at night for them. The Bishop of Salis-burys (Burnets) son is said to be of the gang.They are all Whigs. Thus writes the great Torychampion of the Whig bishops son. He, too, hadhis abode in Leicester Field in 1712, the year ofhis greatest literary activity. As we have already mentioned, Leicester Housewas the first element of the square, and as build-ings gradually grew up around, it formed the boun-dary on the north side. The house itself stood wellback, having a spacious courtyard in front as wellas an extensive garden in the rear. Northouckdescribes the house in 1773 as a large brickbuilding, with a wide courtyard before. There isextant a drawing of Leicester House by GeorgeVirtue, taken in 1748, shov/ing the sentries at the Leicester Square.) LEICESTER HOUSE. 163
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164 OLD AND NEW LONDON. TLeicester Square. gates of Saville and Leicester Houses. LeicesterHouse was of brick, two storeys, and an attic, andwith a range of nine windows in front. In 1788the house was taken down, and maps of 1799,such as Horsvoods and Edward Waters, show thebuilding along the north side completed as now.The enclosure had two rows of trees round it, andwas laid out with cross walks ; various maps ex-hibit different arrangements of trees and walks. Leicester House was the abode of the Sidneys—that noble family of which, in the sixteenth century.Sir Henry Sidney, the wisest, greatest, and justestLord-Deputy Ireland ever had, and his morefamous son Philip, were tlie great ornaments. Inthe year 1632, Sir Henrys son, Robert, then Earlof Leicester, built Leicester House, having derivedthe ownership of the Lammas-land of St. Gilessthrough the grant of Henry VHI. to his ancestor,Lord Lisle. This Lammas-land was the tract ofground lying between Charing Cross and OxfordRoad, o

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