The original Picture of London (1826) (14754869206)

Identifier: originalpictureo00felt (find matches)
Title: The original Picture of London
Year: 1826 (1820s)
Authors: (Feltham, John) (from old catalog) Britton, John, 1771-1857
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Publisher: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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views to the south and south-east are superior to thosein the same directions from Hampstead, and deserve the no-tice of strangers. The principal north road passes throughthis place, and the number of conveyances always in motion, toand fro, give it a lively appearance, and atford occupationto numerous houses of entertainment. The neighbourhoodof the metropolis does not afford a pleasanter walk or ride,than from hence to Hornsey. There is also a good carriageand foot-way to Hampstead. The direct road to Highgatefrom Londop, is through Islington, a village which exceeds insize and population some cities. An excavation was cut in 1821, at an enormous expense,through the eastern side of Highgate Hill, with a view to di-minish the draught of the horses passing in this direction;and across this new road a grand archway has been thrown, toconnect Highgate with Hornsey, &c. A range of Almshouses, built and endowed by the Mercers*company, from funds arising out of the Whittington estatev
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ForeiL^n CHice Siijhoate Ardtwcu^. KEW AND ITS ROYAL GARDENS. 391 has lately been erected near the bottom of Highgate Hill, inHolloway. Mr. George Smith is the architect. JCew. — A small village rendered remarkable by a royalpalace and its celebrated gardens. It is situated oppositeBrentford, on the south bank of the Thames, six miles fromHyde Park Corner, and about four miles from Kensington.An additional Palace was built here by the late king, fromdesigns by the late James Wyatt, in the Gothic style, and on alarge plan, but of an aspect so heavy as to possess rather the ap-pearance of a prison, than a place of residence for a RoyalFamily. Its situation also is very objectionable. ITew Gardens were decorated with a variety of Chinese tem-ples and picturesque objects, by Sir William Chambers, andare rendered famous by the collection of exotics, begun in theyear 1760, and at this time exhibiting one of the finest assem-blages of plants in the world. To improve this garden was afavour