The Café Royal on Regent Street, near Piccadilly Circus, became a favorite haunt of writers and artists. It began as a small eating house run by Daniel Nicholas Thévenon and his wife. Its French cooking and wines earned the restaurant a reputation.
Source: The Dean’s Elbow by A. E. W. Mason, published 1930.
H. H. Asquith, the Liberal prime minister from 1908 to 1916, lived at No. 44 for a time. Two lord chancellors, Alexander Wedderburn and John Scott, also lived on the square.
Source: The Dean’s Elbow by A. E. W. Mason, published 1930.
On Holborn, near the end of Gray’s Inn Road, the timbered walls and gables of Staple Inn overhang the pavement. Behind the busy street, its quiet courtyards offer a glimpse of the setting Dickens used in his unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Source: The Dean’s Elbow by A. E. W. Mason, published 1930.
The Thames carries the sea into the heart of London. The historical account describes seagoing vessels reaching the Pool of London, larger ships unloading at Blackwall, and great liners traveling as far upriver as Tilbury.
Source: Royal River, published 1886.
A journey to London could be a dangerous undertaking. A poor traveler had little protection, while a nobleman could travel with outriders and attendants. Even then, highwaymen who knew he was coming could band together and lie in wait.
Source: London Life in the Eighteenth Century, published 1930.
Watches were stolen so often that the author suspected they were common possessions and may even have served as an eighteenth-century substitute for a savings account.
Source: London Life in the Eighteenth Century, published 1930.
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