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Ben JonsonBenjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was an English playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. Date: 1875
John Gower (1340-1408) was an English poet, a contemporary of William Langland and the Pearl Poet, and a personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer. Date: 1875
St Saviours churchInterior of St Saviours church, Southwark. Date: 1875
South London ViewsImportant landmarks in south London - Subtropical garden in Battersea Park, St Thomas Hospital, St Saviours Church, Southwark, Lambeth Palace. Date: 1875
Edmonton ChurchView of Edmonton Church in 1790 A church has stood on the present site since the 12th century. The writers, Charles and Mary Lamb (authors of Tales from Shakespeare), are buried in the churchyard
The Bell EdmontoncThe Bell Inn was made famous in William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The star of the ballad, the draper from Cheapside, John Gilpin
Tottenham ChurchAll Hallows is an Anglican church in Tottenham, North London. It is one of the oldest buildings in the London Borough of Haringey, being built as All Saints Church in the 12th century
Tottenham High Cross was erected in Tottenham sometime between 1600 and 1609 by Owen Wood, Dean of Armagh, on the site of a wooden wayside cross first mentioned in 1409
Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London. It is named after the House of Bruce who formerly owned the land on which it is built. Date: 1875
River Lea ViewsViews on the River Lea - Ferry House, Tottenham Church from Lea River, Tumbling Weir, Fishing Cottage, Tottenham Lock. Date: 1875
Dr Isaac Watts MonumentThe monument to Sir Issac Watts at Abney Park cemetary. He was one of Stoke Newingtons most notable former residents. Dr Watts is a famous nonconformist English Christian minister
Old Rectory Stoke NewingtonView of the Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, London just prior to its demolition. It was a weatherboard building on the south side of Church Street opposite the church. Date: 1875
Stoke Newington ViewsViews in Stoke Newington - Rogers House 1877, Fleetwood House 1750, St Marys Rectory, St Marys New Church, New River at Stoke Newington, Queen elizabeths Walk 1800, Old Gateway. Date: 1875
Stoke Newington ChurchThe Old Church is the only remaining Elizabethan church in London and one of the oldest in the country to have been built as an Anglican church
Manor House, DalstonView of the Manor House, Dalston, once occupied by the Tyssen family who owned large swathes of Hackney, but by the later part of the 19th century had become a Refuge for Destitute Females. Date: 1875
Balmes HouseView of Balmes House, Hoxton, in 1750, formerly the residence of Sir George Whitmore (d.1654), an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631
Kingsland LandmarksViews of Kingsland, London - Kingsland Chapel 1780, Lock Hospital 1780, Shacklewell House 1700. Date: 1875
Howards House, ClaptonView of howards House in Clapton, London. A gabled house of c.1600 was acquired in 1715 by Samuel and Bucknall Howard, merchants who conveyed it in 1727 to John Howard
Black and White House HackneyThe Black and White House, on the junction of Mare Street and Morning Lane in Hackney, London, was built in 1578. In the 17th century it was the residence of the Sir Thomas Vyners family
Hackney ChurchView of Hackney Church in 1750. From the 14th century the church was dedicated to Saint Augustine of Hippo until, in 1660, it was rededicated to Saint John the Baptist
Hackney ViewsViews of prominent Hackney buildings - Brook House, 1765, Barbers Barn, 1750 and Shore Place, 1736. Date: 1875
Columbia MarketAngela Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) a British philanthropist, established Columbia Market in 1869 as a covered food market with 400 stalls. The building was demolished in 1958. Date: 1875
Frognal PrioryView of Frognal Priory, built in 1818 by John Thompson, a retired auctioneer. The house, on an elevated site with extensive views, had Gothic crenellations, Renaissance windows, Dutch gables
Shepherds WellView of Shepherds Well in 1820, which provided the dwellers of Hampstead with water. Date: 1875
Belsize HouseView of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing
Rosslyn House, HampsteadView of Rosslyn House, formerly the property of Alexander Wedderburn, first Earl of Rosslyn, better known, perhaps, by his former title of Lord Loughborough
Vane House, HampsteadView of Vane House in 1800, home of Sir Harry Vane (1613-1662), a leading Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. Date: 1875
The Spaniards Inn is an historic pub on Spaniards Road between Hampstead and Highgate in London, England. It lies on the edge of Hampstead Heath near Kenwood House
Caen WoodA view of Caen Wood in 1875 - the home of Lord Mansfield (1705-1793). Date: 1875
The Vale of HealthView of the Vale of Health, Hampstead, London. Those who wished to attract visitors or new residents invented and promoted the Vale of Health name, which was first recorded in 1801
The Old Chapel, HighgateThis school chapel built in 1576, but was demolished in 1832 to make way for the larger St Michaels church. Date: 1875
Alexandra PalaceView of Alexandra Palace in 1876. Now it is a Grade II listed entertainment and sports venue in London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey
Dorchester House, HighgateView of Dorchester House, Highgate, erected by Henry Pierrepont, first Marquess of Dorchester, is mentioned as early as the year 1650. Date: 1875
Views of Highgate c.1800 - Highgate Town, Highgate Church, The Old Forge, Sir William Ashursts house and Mansion House. Date: 1875
Ivy Cottage, HighgateIvy Cottage Highgate, once the home of the 19th-century comedian and actor Charles Matthews (1776-1835). Date: 1875
Cromwells HouseBuilt in 1637-38 for a London merchant, Richard Sprignell. Oliver Cromwell had no connection with the house. At that time it had over 19 acres of grounds
The Whittington StoneAn early 19th century rendering of the Whittington Stone which stands at the foot of Highgate Hill, London marking the spot where Dick Whittington
Seven SistersThe original Seven Sisters clump of oak trees in 1830 that gave the name to the Seven Sisters area of Tottenham, London. Date: 1875
Claude DuvalView of Claude Duvals house in Hornsey. drawn in 1825. Claude Duval (1643-1670) was a French highwayman in Restoration England
Somers TownA dreary and unsavoury locality of 18th and 19th century London called La Belle Isle, abandoned to mountains of refuse from the metropolitan dustbins
Councillor William AgarView of Councillor Agars house in Somers Town, London 1830. William Agar (1767-1838) famously opposed the cutting of the Regents Canal through his land
Brill Tavern, Somers TownView of the Brill Tavern in Somers Town in 1780. This rural area was swept away during the expansion of London and the development of railway termini in the 19th century. Date: 1875
Castle TavernView of the Castle Tavern, Kentish Town road, London. This pub was present by 1651 and was rebuilt in 1848. In 1861 and earlier, it is listed at 23 Providence Place, Kentish Town
Mother Red-CapThe Worlds End is a pub and music venue at 174 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, just south of Camden Town tube station
Sir Richard Steeles HouseView of Sir Richard Steeles house on Haverstock Hill, London. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) was an Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison
Holy Trinity Church, in Marylebone, Westminster, London, is a Grade I listed former Anglican church, built in 1828 by Sir John Soane
Entrance to London ZooView of the entrance to the zoological gardans 1840. London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828
Botanic Gardens Regents ParkThe Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others
