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Book SynopsisThe squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. Berkeley Square, Eaton Square, St James's Square - the names are inextricably linked with the history of London itself. And the great houses of the capital - Buckingham House, Apsley House, Spencer House, to mention but a few - are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. Edwin Beresford Chancellor's two volumes form an absorbing and informative account of the history of two of London's defining features. First published almost a century ago, these rare volumes still provide the most comprehensive accounts of their subject in a single volume. Attractively illustrated, with a new Introduction by Simon Jenkins, and handsomely produced in large format, they will be welcomed by all those with an interest in London's architectural and cultural history.
Table of ContentsVolume I: The History of the Squares of London, Topographical and Historical Preface Introduction by Simon Jenkins Introduction by Edwin Beresford Chancellor 1. Berkeley and Grosvenor Square 2. Cavendish and Hanover Square 3. St James's, Panton and Cleveland Squares 4. Soho and Golden Squares 5. Leicester Square 6. Red Lion, Bloomsbury, and Bedford Squares 7. Russell and Queen Squares 8. Tavistock, Gordon, Brunswick, mecklenburgh, Woburn, ..etc., Squares 9. Portman, Montagu, Bryanston, Dorset, ... etc., Squares 10. Kensington Squares - Cadogan, Ovington, Trevor, Onslow, ... etc., Squares Squares North of the Park - Connaught, Oxford, Cambridge, Gloucester, ..... etc., Squares 11. Westminster Squares - Vincent, Smith and Queen Squares Belgravia Squares - St George's, Warwick, Ebury, Eaton, .... etc., Squares Chelsea Squares - Markham, Marlborough, Tedworth, Paultons, .....etc., Squares 12. Squares of the City and East End - Gough, Salisbury, Devonshire, Myddleton, .... etc.,Squares Squares of North-East and South London - Arundel, Barnsbury, Cloudesley, De Beauvoir, ....etc., Squares Index Volume II The Private Palaces of London, Past and Present Preface Introduction by Edwin Beresford Chancellor 1. Past City Palaces - Devonshire House, Northampton House, Bridgewater House, Aylesbury House, Albermarle House, ..... etc. 2. Great Houses of the Strand - Essex House, Arundel House, Worcester House, ....etc. 3. Burlington House and Others - Burlington House, Clarendon House, Buckingham House, ....etc. 4. Leicester House and Others - Leicester House, Drury or Craven House, Harcourt House, ....etc. 5. Whitehall Houses - Richmond House, Pembroke House, Gwydyr House, Carrington House, .... etc. 6. Apsley House 7. Bridgewater House 8. Chesterfield House 9. Crewe House 10. Devonshire House 11. Dorchester House 12. Grosvenor House 13. Lansdowne House 14. Londonderry House 15. Montagu House 16. Norfolk House 17. Portman House 18. Spencer House 19. Stafford House 20. Wimborne House Index
