CONTENTS.

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Hotel Charges

viii

General Description

9

A First Glance at the City

15

A First Glance at the West-End

27

Palaces and Mansions, Royal and Noble

33

Houses of Parliament; Westminster Hall; Government Offices

40

St. Paul’s; Westminster Abbey; Churches; Chapels; Cemeteries

47

British and South Kensington Museums; Scientific Establishments

62

National Gallery; Royal Academy; Art Exhibitions

68

Colleges; Schools; Hospitals; Charities

70

The Tower; The Mint; The Custom House; The General Post-Office

77

The Corporation; Mansion House; Guildhall; Monument; Royal Exchange

84

The Temple; Inns of Court; Courts of Justice; Prisons

90

Banks; Insurance Offices; Stock Exchange; City Companies

93

The River; Docks; Thames Tunnel; Bridges; Piers

97

Food Supply; Markets; Bazaars; Shops

109

Clubs; Hotels; Inns; Chop-Houses; Taverns; Coffee-Houses; Coffee-Shops

116

Theatres, Concerts, and Other Places of Amusement

121

Parks and Public Grounds; Zoological, Botanical, and Horticultural Gardens

125

Albert Hall and International Exhibition

129

Omnibuses; Cabs; Railways; Steamers

136

SHORT EXCURSIONS—

Up the River

143

Down the River

154

Crystal Palace, &c.

162

APPENDIX.

TABLES, LISTS, AND USEFUL HINTS—

Suburban Towns and Villages, within Twelve Miles’ Railway-Distance

169

Chief Omnibus Routes

171

Tramways

173

Clubs and Club-Houses

173

The London Parcels’ Delivery Company

174

Money-Order Offices, and Post-Office Savings-Banks

175

London Letters, Postal and Telegraph System

175

Reading and News-Rooms

176

Chess-Rooms

177

Theatres

177

Concert Rooms

178

Music Halls

178

Modes of Admission to Various Interesting Places

179

Principal, Public, and Turkish Baths

180

Medicated Baths

181

Cabs

182

Hints to Strangers

183

Commissionaires or Messengers

183

The Great Interceptive Main Drainage System of London

184

INDEX

185

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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