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Meux BreweryThe Horse Shoe Brewery was an English brewery located in central London. It was established in 1764 and became a major producer of porter. The brewery was closed in 1921. Date: 1875
Encampment at Montagu HouseThe encampments set up in the gardens during the Gordon Riots in 1780. Over six days in June 1780, protests took place against the limited concessions of the first Catholic Relief Act
Field of Forty FootstepsA view of The Field of the Forty Footsteps in 1830. It was was part of meadow lands at the back of the British Museum, once known as the Long Fields, then Southampton Fields
Tottenham Street TheatreA view of Tottenham Street Theatre in 1830. it was opened in 1772 on Charlotte Street and Tottenham Street, London. It later became the Scala Theatre that was eventually demolished after a fire in
Oxford MarketA view of Oxford Market shortly before its demolition around 1880. A small arcaded building east of Great Portland Street, built in 1721. Date: 1875
Jewish synagogueA view of the interior of the old Jewish synagogue in Great Portland Street, London, built around 1865 and destroyed in the Blitz in 1941. Date: 1875
Cavendish Square 1820A view of Cavendish Square 1820 Date: 1875
Langham HouseA view of Langham House, situated on the east side of Portland Place and home of Sir James Langham, an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1662
The Farthing Pie House or Pye House in what is now the Euston Road was so called because mutton pies could be bought there for a farthing
Marylebone ChurchViews of Marylebone Church in the 16th century and in 1750. Date: 1875
Old manor houseThe Old Manor House in what is now Marylebone Gardens, had been converted into a hunting lodge by Henry VIII and was later used as a boarding school, eventually being demolished in 1791. Date: 1875
The SerpentineIllustration depicting the outfall of water from the Serpentine at Knightsbridge. 1800. Date: 1875
Serpentine BridgeView of the Serpentine Bridge in Hyde Park. It was designed by John Rennie the Younger in 1820 as part of newly-built West Carriage Drive bounding Hyde Park against Kensington Gardens
The Four-in-Hand ClubThe Four-In-Hand Club, a coach driving club, was founded in April 1808, by Charles Buxton, the inventor of the Buxton bit, along with some friends
Cake House, Hyde ParkIn the time of Queen Anne, it was known as the Cheesecake House, Cake House or Minced-pie House and later was called Prices Lodge (later it was Prices Lodge, run by a widow named Frances Price)
Achilles Statue, Hyde ParkThe Wellington Monument is a statue of Achilles erected as a memorial to Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and his victories in the Peninsular War
Trees in Hyde ParkA clump of trees in Hyde Park. c.1840. Date: 1875
Hyde Park 1804Hyde Park on a Sunday. Date: 1875
Grosvenor HouseView of the front of Grosvenor House. Grosvenor House was one of the largest townhouses in London, home of the Grosvenor family (better known as the Dukes of Westminster) for more than a century
Hyde Park mapMap of Hyde Park showing Knightsbridge and the Tybourn Turnpike. 1780. Date: 1875
Chesterfield HouseView of the grand staircase at Chesterfield House, a London townhouse built between 1747 and 1752 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters
Claridges HotelClaridges was founded in 1812 as Mivarts Hotel, in a conventional London terraced house, and it grew by expanding into neighbouring houses. In 1854, the founder (the father of biologist St)
Curzon ChapelFormerly known as Mayfair Chapel, Curzon Chapel was erected in 1730 and remained on the site until 1894. Date: 1875
Tiddy DolThe origins of Tiddy Dol derive from a unique Georgian street seller. Nowadays we will buy popcorn while watching a movie
Royal InstitutionA view of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated as the Royal Institution or Ri) is an organisation devoted to scientific education and research
Link extinguishersIn Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller
Lansdowne HouseA view of Lansdowne House to the south of Berkeley Square, London was designed by Robert Adam as a house for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute but in 1763 he sold it (one year into its building)
London University6 Burlington Gardens was built for the University of London, it has been used by various institutions in the course of its history, including the Civil Service Commission, the British Museum
Devonshire HouseA view of Devonshire House in 1750. Devonshire House in Piccadilly, Mayfair, was the London townhouse of the Dukes of Devonshire during the 18th and 19th centuries. Date: 1875
Clarendon HouseA view of Clarendon House in 1666. Clarendon House was a town mansion which stood on Piccadilly in London, England, from the 1660s to the 1680s
Burlington HouseA view of Burlington House in 1875. It was originally a private Palladian mansion owned by the Earls of Burlington and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British
Old Tennis CourtThe old Tennis court near the Haymarket, London, appears to have formed part of Piccadilly Hall, a celebrated gaming house established about 1635
Royal College of PysiciansView of the facade of the royal college of Physicians in Suffolk Street, near Trafalgar Square. Date: 1875
Old White Bear InnThe yard of the old White Bear Inn, Piccadilly. c1820. An inn called the White Bear is said to have existed in Piccadilly in 1685. It was demolished in 1870. Date: 1875
Old Opera houseView of the facade of the old Covent Garden Opera House in 1801. It was destroyed by fire in 1808. Date: 1875
Bury Street, St JamesThis street has been said to derive its name from William Berry, who at the time of his death in 1735 was described as a half pay Officer, and Landlord of most of Berry Street St. Jamess. Date: 1875
St James TheatreThe St Jamess Theatre was in King Street, St Jamess, London. It opened in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. Date: 1875
Samuel Rogers house facing Green Park. Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated
Arthurs Club & Brooks ClubArthurs was a London gentlemens club, now dissolved, which was established in 1811 and was disbanded in 1940. Between 1827 and 1940 it was based at 69 St Jamess Street
Whites ClubWhites is an exclusive gentlemans club in St Jamess, London, founded in 1693 by Francesco Bianco (Francis White), who organized it to sell hot chocolate and tickets to the Kings Theatre
Crockfords ClubCrockfords, the popular name for William Crockfords St Jamess Club was a London gentlemens club in St James, London. Now dissolved, it was established in 1823, closed in 1845
Army & Navy ClubA view of the front of the Army and Navy Club in Pall Mall, London in 1851. It was founded by Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes (1776-1838) in 1837. Date: 1875
Shakespeare GalleryA view of The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London, was the first stage of a three-part project initiated in November 1786 by engraver
War OfficeA view of the War Office, Pall Mall, London, 1850. Date: 1875
Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion in St Jamess, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat
Thatched House TavernThe Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814
Nell Gwynnes houseView of Nell Gwynnes house in 1820. Nell Gwynne (1650-1687) was an acclaimed actress, one of the first English actresses and a mistress of King Charles II of England. Date: 1875
Christie & MansonView of Christies and Mansons original auction rooms. Date: 1875
