[2] Historians of Paddington and Bayswater contend that "Elms Lane," existing until about 1840, adjoining Lancaster Gate, marked the spot: so there is a choice of three "Elms."
[3] Probably John Dudley, Duke of Norfolk, who was granted the old hospital property in 1553.
[4] See the Manchester and Glasgow Road, Vol. I., pp. 236-238.
[5] His name at the Old Bailey trial was stated to be "John Bennet, alias Freeman."
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The paginations in the list of illustrations have been adjusted accordingly.
Footnotes were moved to the end of chapters and numbered in one continuous sequence
Other corrections:
p. 77: "... looking out of window..." changed to "...looking out of a window..."
p. 88: "...worthy the name..." changed to "...worthy of the name..."
p. 115: "...the usual broadstreet price..." changed to "...the usual broadsheet price..."
