The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-01
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was distinguished as DAIRY farfgl, ana iii1
region OF Dover street and Berkeley square
was famous for game. Oxford street, the.
known as Tybnra road, lay througha eoun-
try district, of which Pennant wrote about
the middle Of the last century Il remem-
Der Oxford street deep, hollow road aud
full OF slonghs, with here and there ragged
house, the lurking place of cut throats; in
somnch that was never taken that way by
night, In my hack ney ach, to a worthy
Uncle's who gave me lodgings in Georges
What a contrast to the brilliant Oxford
street OF to-day.
hundred years ago the Inhabitants Of
kenslngton, intending to visit London Dur
Ing the evening, collected in large numbers
aud marched In a body for defence and mu-
| tnal protection and the managers OF thea
tres In Ellington announced in their play
bills, "a horse patrol would be sent in the
new road that night for the protection OF the
! nobility and gentry who go from the squares
at the end OF the town it was not con
sidered safe to cross Lincoln's Inn Fields on
The streets were badly lit with oil burners.
So much SO that links were carried before
carriages and foot passengers as late as 1905.
and these linkmen and boys were amongst
the most numerous and dsorderly classes OF
London.
Bethnel Green and Spital- fields were in
1906 rural districts. Now they are proba-
bly, the most pspulous districts CT London
and there are miles OF spacious streets in
even these, which are considered the most
Inferior town quarter.
What is true OF them Is equally true OF
the districts south OF the river, as far as
DulwiefI and Camberwell- "a densa mass OF
human dwellings extendinS IN an directions,
when in the 7th cedtury there WAS simply
q Wild ard unenelesed tract OF semi.swamp
land.
In the lith century tue river Fleet ran
between Temple bar AID Lldgate Hill,
flowing into the Thames near Blaekffiar's
Bridge. Barges sailed up this stream to
discharge their cargoes at Holborn hin. In
the course OF time the fleet became 7iat.
sance, an offensive sewer, and was oyered
IN, and is now one of the main underground
drains. On the north, the present district
OF Moorfelds was simply what It's name
bespeaks. moor or fen as was the pres emf
site OF FIusbury, which takes its name from
the Fens on which 1t Is built aud which
were first drained In 1927.
Few houses were built OF brick previous
to the great fire Ia 1866, but there were
some few built between 1916 and 1886 The
most interesting Of those are In Lincoln's
Inn Fields, CoYent Garden, Great Queen
street, st. Martins lane aud Ai.lersgate
street. The best specimens OF old English
domestic architecture in the city, however,
is Crosby Hall in Bishopsgate street, which
was erected Of stone and timber in the 18th
century. When built it was considered the
finest house in London and is full OF lis orie
Interest, being referred to by Shakespear a
the residence of Richard III. After the
great fire, the city was rapidly rebuilt and
extended westward, but as late as HOS the
papers spoke of Sir Robert Walpole when
minister, that ''Fhe Right Honorable Pre-
1t takes less time now to reach London from
The sea coast at Brighton Or Hastings
Notwithstanding the already gigantic pro-
portions of London, it is annually increasing
at the rate of $4,000, and for many miles
after leaving what Is technically known as
the Metropolis, it is difficult to define where
the country begins and the town .nds. The
everlasting tile of brick and mortar rolls on.
covering folds, parks towns and villages.
Silent villages, sleepy hamlets are obliter-
ated by masonry felds and parks are
mapped out into squares ,cres cent aud streets.
shops, public houses, cab and oAnibusez
stands, school houses, churches and suburban
residences appear, aud the country becomes
Incorporated into the town-an embodied i
part OF the great city.
There seems to be no limit to its growth. Z
while the country advances lii wealth and
prosperity, unless it be presented in the
obstacle to which Charles aliuled-the in.
ability OF all means OF transportation to
bring the population food. This difficulty
may paralyze its growth; it does not appear
that any other is likely to III 30. Goed
dwelling houses for the poer, spacious
streets, squares aud parks, al abundant
supply OF pure water, thoroagh assiilnge. {
will keep off plague and pestileHcs caa
railways and steamboats, prevent famine
Having thus given the reader III short and
simple words, tolerable Idea OF London.
without encumbering the account with fig
hal uatr
pages to make him acquainted with the Cap
ital In other aspects, and give him glimpse
OF Its social condition and OF some OF the
subdivision OF its mixed population, their
modes OF life, manners and customs and ac-
tual condition.
We will not say that those who have not
seen London have seen nothing, but they
will undeniably have lost a great and curious
spectacle. Under Its one aspect OF magniii
cence 1t is without rival In modern times.
and In Its other OF degradation, poverty aud
crime 1t usually sugpasses all other cities
ancient or modern. In The West-end, the
rallyng. point OF it's rank and wealth, it is
gayer, brighter, more resrlendant with
fashion, g';tts- I'd geld thaa Paris. =
centre du 3a3s goes. anu III is reslsos4r AS
tricts sad ard dat sgftllaas 4 parallel. What
ever prettsi 81 tssa tHes u aiss,,t these rs
glons is highly saggs Eiye of sglli-tsfa. ii Hot
OF death itself, W8ieG ren(lsrs shntA more Ira.
ly appalling, more gilastly tssea ro8ses;i
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