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DRAWINGS OF OLD LONDON
DRAWINGS OF OLD LONDON
BY PHILIP NORMAN, LL.D., F.S.A. ILLUSTRATED LONDON PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1913 Crown Copyright Reserved Price Sixpence The Drawings of Old London, which form the subject of this Catalogue, were made by Mr. Philip Norman, LL.D., F.S.A., in almost every case from the actual buildings, many of which have since been demolished or essentially altered in appearance. They form, consequently, an important record of characteristic examples of Old London architecture, chiefly domesti
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CATALOGUE OF DRAWINGS OF OLD LONDON. By PHILIP NORMAN, LL.D., F.S.A.
CATALOGUE OF DRAWINGS OF OLD LONDON. By PHILIP NORMAN, LL.D., F.S.A.
The dimensions are in inches, the height being given first. 1. Old Elephant and Castle, Newington Butts (Sepia). The famous tavern so named is situated about a mile south of London Bridge, at a place where several important roads meet. In the coaching days it was passed by every traveller going south-east from London, and it is now a well-known halting station for omnibuses and tramcars. A writer in a famous publication has asserted that this was the house referred to by Shakespeare, as follows:
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