Marylebone and St. Pancras: their history, celebrities, buildings, and institutions

History of the area to the end of the 19C. Chapters on Marylebone's early history; ecclesiastical history; Marylebone Gardens, taverns etc (including illuminations, fireworks and music at the gardens; modern history; Tyburn Tree and Primrose Hill; Societies and Institutions; Marylebone celebrities (including Dickens and Macready); St Pancras early history; ecclesiastical history; springs and wells (including Tottenham Court Fair and the Smock Race); Popular Exhibitions and St Katharine's Hospital (including The Colosseum, Panoramic View of London, The Swiss Cottage, The Glyptotheca, Classic Ruins, Stalactite Cavern, Cyclorama of Lisbon, The Diorama, The Cosmorama); Institutions and Theatres (The Royal Panarmonium Gardens, The Tottenham Theatre, The Cabinet Theatre); Charities, Hospitals, etc; Celebrities and Miscellanea (including extracts from local papers. Illustrated with maps and engravings. Index.

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection