A View of Pope's House at Twickenham is among Dr. Rawlin son's plates, at Oxford.
Another and a beautiful View, of Pope's Villa, and the Thames, drawn by J. W. Turner, and engraved by Pye, forms a plate in Britton's Fine Arts of the English School. Eleph. 4to. 1812.
Three Views of Mr. Pope's House, the Countess of Suffolk's house, and of Governor Pitt's house, at Twickenham, were drawn by A. Heckell, and Engd. by J. Mason, in 1749.
UXBRIDGE. A Plan of the great road from Tyburn to Uxbridge, and from Brent Bridge to Brentford, Surveyed by Lediard, Jun. was Engraved by P. Fourdrinier.
WHITTON. Two Views of the Duke of Argyle's Gardens at Whitton were drawn and engraved by Woollet; and four more, of the cascade, Canal, Bridge, and Orangery, by Rasbrake, were engraved by Du Bois.
WROTHAM PARK. Elevation of, by Woolfe and White, in Vitr. Brit. Vol. V. p. 45.
Many Views of Churches, and other Buildings, in Middlesex, are contained in different volumes of the Gentleman's Magazine; European Magazine; and Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet.
Twenty-nine Views illustrative of the Rev. Daniel Lysons's Environs of London, drawn and engraved by William Ellis. London, - 1814.
Illustrations of the same work, consisting of 100 portraits of Kings, Queens, Nobility, Gentry, Remarkable Characters, &c. were pub ished at London and Manchester, in 1811.
HISTORY OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX.
ABBOT'S Kensington, account of
the manor of, 129, 130; manor- house, see Holland House, 136— 146.
Acton, account of the parish of, 329-334; situation, boundaries, extent, &c. 329; historical circum- stances connected with, 329, 30; manors, 330; seats, 330, 331; former eminent inhabitants, 330, 331; hamlet, see East Acton, 331; account of a medicinal spring here, 331, 332; Goldsmiths' almshouses, 332; church and monuments, 332, 333; charitable bequests, 335; French nuns tormerly here, 333, 334; public conduit, 334.
East, hamlet, 331.
Wells. 331; formerly in much repute, ib. Addison, anecdotes of, 89; 107, 109; memoirs of, 139-142; anecdote of, 487.
Adrian, Pope, the only native of England who has occupied the papal chair, 564.
Alchemy, a pursuit of Sir Richard
Steele, 303, 304: (and note.) Anecdotes :-of Addison, 29; 107; 109; 139-142; 487. Thomas à Becket and two priests, 65.5. Lord
Bacon, 107; 576; 385. Prior Bol- ton, 671. Barton Booth, 548. Lord Bolingbroke, 617-619. Wil ham Baxter 665 (note) 703, (and note.) King Charles II, 667 (note.) Richard Cloudesley, 246, 247. Anthony Collins, 375; 459. Mrs. Chevenix, 398 Lord Cole- rane, 697. Of a comfit-maker, 702. Earl of Cleveland, 751. The Dove Coffee-house, 121. Dr. Dee, 418. Bishop Fletcher, 55, 54. Mr. Fox, 142, 143. General Fleetwood, 256. Countess of Fal- conberg, 322. Henry Fielding, 339, 340; 424. Sir Arthur Gor- ges, 90. Sir Edmund Bury God- frey, 201, 202; Sir Balthazar Gerbier, 279. Sir Thomas Gre- sham, 433-435 (and notes,) Dr. Goldsmith, 683. Grinling Gibbons, 708. Mr. Hunter, 127. Sir John Hill, 165, 166. Howell, the buf- foon, 204, 205 William Hogarth, S23, 325. Hickey, an eminent attorney 397 (and note.) James Johnstone, 390, 391 (and note.) Sir Godfrey Kneller, 430, 431. Archbishop Laud, 631 (and note.) Linneus, 687. Lord Melcombe, 116. Duke of Norfolk and Sir Thomas More, 42, 43. Sir Ed-
Astell, Mrs. Mary, some account of
Atkyns, Sir Robert, notice of, 748,
Bacon, Francis, Sir, anecdotes of, 107; 876; 385. Bagnigge Wells, medicinal springs
ward North, 653, 654. Primrose | Ashford Cominow, reviews formerly Hill, 201, 202. Alexander Pope, 618, 619. A Prior, 678 (note.) Mr. Roper, 42, 44. Samuel Rich. 54. ardson, 107; 112, 113 (and note.) Nathaniel Rench, 111. Lord Russel of Thornhaugh, 321. Fran- cis Rous, 330, 332. Of the Rush- out family, 654. Don Saltero, 45 (note.) Lord Admiral Seymour, 47. Sir Richard Steele, 5; 107; 303, 304 (and note ;) 487. Lord Shaftesbury, 89. Dr. Smollet,56. Granville Sharp, 95. Mr. Skelton, 95, 96. George Steevens, 196, 197 (and note ;) S02, 303. Sir Charles Sedley, 205; 575. Of the last Saxon Prelate, 667. Thom- son, 121, 122. Archbishop Til- lotson, 707, 708. Dr. Robert Uve- dale, 723, 724 (and note.) Mar- quis of Winchester, 36. Sir Fran- cis Windham, 54. Of the Waad family, 255, 256. John Ward,
Arcades of Milton performed at Harefield Place, 573, 574. Allu- sive extracts from, 574 (and note.) Archery, exhibition of, formerly held at Harrow School, 660. Arlington, Earl of, creation of title, 621; merged in that of Grafton, 622.
Arno's Grove, seat, 709-711. De- scent of property, 709. Mansion 1 described, 710; pictures, ib.; Etruscan vases, &c. 711; scientific; collection of minerals, ib. ; of' shells, ib.; grounds, fine display of exotics in, ib.; hot-houses, ib. Ascot, hamlet, see Eastcot, 578, 579. Ashford, account of the parish of, 514, 515; name and situation, 514; a chapelry annexed to Staines, ib.; common, ib.; manor, 515; chapel, ib.; chapel-yard and mo- nument, ib.; benefice, ib.
Ball's Pond, hamlet, 238 (and note:) Balmes house, seat, 264. Banckes, Lady Mary, memoirs of 581-583 (and note ;) her monu- ment noticed, 581, 582; her he- roic exploits, 582, 583 (and note.) Bank house, seat, 331. Baptism, curious mistake at one,
Barn, a remarkably large one at Har- mondsworth, 623.
Barnet, battle of, supposed scene of,
noticed, 756; some account of the battle, 756-758; and of the obelisk erected in commemoration of it, 757, 758; death of the Earl of Warwick, 758. Barrow-point Hill, seat, 675. Baxter, William, anecdotes of, 666 (note;) 703 (note.)
Bayswater, hamlet, 165–167. Ly- ing-in Hospital here, 166; cou- duit, 166, 167.
Beacon, account of one nearly unique on Hadley church tower, 742, 743. Beard, John, notice of, 485. Beauclerk, Lady Diana, account of her drawings, 420. Beaufort House, Chelsea, reasons for coneluding it to have been the residence of Sir Thomas More, 34-38; pulled down by Sir Hans Sloane, 38 (and note;) building described, ib; situation, 39; and remains, ib.
Becket, Thomas à, anecdotes of, 655; violent conduct of two clergymen to him, ib. Bedfont, account of the parish of, 512-514. Situation and name, manors ib. 513; church and monuments, ib.; grotesque form of yew-trees in church-yard, 514; vicarage, ib.
Bedwell, Rev. William, notice of his grave-stone, 702; and works, ib. Beech Hill, seat, 734, 755, (and note.) Belmont, fine prospects from, 630. Belsize, manor of, 203.
House, 205-205. Curious particulars connected with, ib. Benedictines, account of a Convent of English, 122-124.
Bennet, Sir John, anecdotes of, 27. Timothy, account of his ce- lebrated contest about Bushey Park, 487, 488 (and note.) His portrait, 488.
Bentley Priory, seat of the Marquis
of Abercorn, 678-680. Formerly a religious establishment here, 678; paintings, 679 (and note :) grounds, 680; Roman vestiges found here, ib. (and note.)
Heath, see Gladsmore Heath, 757 (and note.) Berkeley, Sir Maurice, account of his five sons who were all knighted,
Lord, of Stratton, notice
Arms, escutcheon of with inscription in Brentford chapel, 599.
Family, notice of their monuments, 614, 615. Berry Mead Priory, seat, 330, Bethnal Green, account of the pa- rish of, 278-282. Formerly a hamlet of Stepney, 278; hounda- ries, 279; The Green, ib.; former eminent inhabitants, ib. ; early in- stance of a Debating Society here, ib.: house for insane persons, 279, 280; popular ballad of the Beggar's Daughter of Bednall Green examined, 280; former chapel here, 280, 281; supposed residence of Bishop Bonner, 281; church, ib.; meeting houses and French church, ib.; episcopal cha- pel, ib.; free-school, ib.; alms- houses, ib.; charity schools, 281, 282.
Blackwall, 315; docks and ship- yard here, ib.; Trinity Buoy Wharf, ib.
hamlet of Poplar, and, see Poplar, 301-313.
Bolingbroke, Lord, anecdotes » ol, 617-619.
Bolton, Prior, anecdote concerning, 671.
Booth, Barton, anecdote of, 548. Boston House, seat, 606... Botanical Garden, Chelsea, 85, 86, Library, 86: lectures, ib. Boundary Stone, of jurisdiction of City of London on the Thames, 502, 503.
Bow. See Stratford Bow. Bowling-Green House, seat, 629, 630. Branch-hill Lodge, seat, 197, 198 (and note.)
Brandenburgh House, seat of H. S. H. the Margravine of Auspach, 115-120. Exterior, 116, 117; paintings in drawing-room, 117; in the gallery, ib. 118; marble- hall, 118, 119; theatre, 119; grounds, ib. ; pavilion, ib. 120. Brandesbury House, seat, 349. Bread, at Uxbridge, famed for white- ness and delicacy, 538. Breakspears, seat, 564; acquired its name from family of Pope Adrian,
Brent Street, hamlet, 690; seats here, ib.
Brentford, Old, populons hamlet, 343-347. Interesting to the geo- logist, 343; account of organic remains found here, ib. -345; large manufacturing establishments here fallen off, 346; George cha- pel, ib.; meeting-houses, ib; cha- rity schools, ib. 347; (and note ;) alinshouses, ib.
New, account of the pa rish of, 594-607. Considered the county town, 594; elections held here, ib.; situation and name, 594, 595; historical events enn- nected with, 595-598; conflict between Saxons and Danes bere, 595; Chapter of the Garter held here, ib.; six persons burnt at the stake, ib.; battles during the civil war, 595-598; violent storm and flood here, 598; obtains grants of weekly market and fair, 598: market-house, 598, 599: chapel and monuments, 599 (and note) -601; John Horne Tooke ap- pointed curate here, 601; me- moirs of him, 601, 602; periodi-
battle of, account of, 595– 598. -, Earl of, creation of title, 4606; and revival, 607.
Patrick Ruthen, notice of, 606 (and note.) Brill, the, a supposed Roman en- campment, 183, 184. Brockley Hill, supposed 'site of the Roman Sulloniacæ, 626; Roman vestiges found in this neighbour- hood, ib.; ancient proverb con- cerning, ib.: classical memorial of site erected here, ib. 627.
-,' seat here, 649; por- traits, ib.; gardens, ib. Bromley St. Leonard's, account of the parish of, 287-290. Name, 287: religious foundation here no- ***ticed, 287, 288; manors, 288; church and monuments, 288, 289; ..<supposed to be the ancient chapel
of nummery, 288; burial-ground, 2289; manor-house, 289, 290; <human bones found on digging. here, 290; curacy, ib.; rectory - and advowson, ib.; charity school, ib. alms-houses, ib. (and note ;) calico printing-grounds, ib.; and distillery, ib.
Brompton, hamlet, 155, 156.- Cele- brated for nursery gardens, 155; chapel, 156.
Brook Green, village, 127. Brooke House, Clapton, 269, 270. Browne, Joseph, Esq. his house at Chelsea noticed, 58; formerly oc- cupied by Dr. Hoadly, ib. Bruce castle, seat, 698, 699; an -1'ancient castle of the Bruces for-
Cadogan, Lord, present proprietor of Sir Thomas More's estate at Chel- sea, 40.
Caligula, an exquisite bust of, found at Herculaneum, 417. Cambridge, Richard Owen, some account of, 387. Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, memoirs of, 154, 155.
Town, hamlet, 180-183. Veterinary college here, 181- 183.
Campden House, former illustrious inhabitants of, 146, 147.
Canal, Grand Junction, progress of through the county, 526; 560; 605; 607.
Cane Wood, or Ken Word, seat of the Earl of Mansfield, 175-179. Ancient possessors of estate, 176; exterior of mansion, ib.; interior, ib.; music room, ib. ; paintings in school-room, 177; in library, ib. ; in billiard room, ib.; portraits and busts in dining-room, ib. ; grounds, 177, 178; fine cedars, 179. Canning, Elizabeth, strange tale of robbery
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