West London (Paperback)

1. County and shire. The county of London. The word London: its origin and meaning; 2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions. Why London is our capital; 3. Size. Boundaries. Development. History of Growth. London of the Romans, of the Saxons, of the Normans. Medieval London. Stuart London; 4. London parks, commons, and open spaces in the NW and SW; 5. The Royal Parks - St James's Park. The Green Park. Hyde Park. Kensington Gardens. Regent's Park; 6. The River Thames. The Embankment. The Wandle. The bridges; 7. Rivers of the past. The Westbourne, and the Tybourne, or Tyburn; 8. The water-supply of London - past and present; 9. Geology; 10. Natural history; 11. Climate and rainfall. Greenwich Observatory and its work; 12. People - race. Dialect. Settlements. Population; 13. Industries and manufactures; 14. Trade. The markets. The Custom House. The Exchanges. The Bank of England. The Royal Mint; 15. History; 16. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon; 17. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical. Medieval churches. Wren's churches. Chapels Royal; 18. Architecture - (b) ecclesiastical. Westminster Abbey; 19. Architecture - (c) domestic. Royal and Episcopal palaces: The Tower, Westminster, Whitehall, The Savoy, St James's, Kensington, Buckingham, Lambeth, and Fulham. Houses: Staple Inn, Holland House, etc.; 20. Communications - ancient and modern. The Thames formerly the Normal Highway of London. The Thames Watermen; 21. Administration and divisions. The City of Westminster. The London County Council. The Port Authority. Trinity House; 22. Public buildings - (a) parliamentary and legal. The Houses of Parliament. Royal Courts of Justice. Inns of Court; 23. Public buildings - (b) government and administrative offices in Whitehall and Parliament Street. Somerset House. Spring Gardens; 24. Public buildings - (c) museums and exhibitions. British Museum, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, India Museum, Imperial Institute; 25. Public buildings - (d) art galleries. National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of British Art, The Wallace Collection; 26. Public buildings - (e) hospitals. St Thomas's, St George's, Charing Cross, Royal Military Hospital, Foundling Hospital; 27. Education - primary, secondary, and technical. Foundation and collegiate schools. The University of London; 28. Roll of honour; 29. The City of Westminster and the Boroughs in the north-west and south-west of the county of London; Area and population; Index.