Metropolitan improvements ; or, London in the nineteenth century : being a series of views ... / from original drawings ... by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes.

  • Elmes, James, 1782-1862
Date:
[1830?]
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Credit: Metropolitan improvements ; or, London in the nineteenth century : being a series of views ... / from original drawings ... by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. Lo! numerous Domes, a Burlington confess. For Kings and Senates fit, the Palace see ! The Temple breathing a religious awe ; E’en fram’d with elegance the plain retreat, 'rhe Private Dwelling. Certain in his aim. Taste never idly working, saves expense. Lo! Stately Streets, lo! Squares that court the breeze. Lo! rayed fi om cities o’er the brightened land, Connecting sea to sea, the solid Road. Lo ! the proud Arch, no vile exactors stand. With easy sweep, bestrides the chasing flood. Thomson. Vast and increasing improvements—cultivation of architecture of NATIONAL IMPORTANCE—ARTS AND ARTISTS PATRONIZED BY THE WISEST AND GREATEST MONARCHS EARLIEST IMPROVEMENTS OF LONDON—PARISH OF MARY-LE-BONE REGENt’s PARK ORIGINAL GRANTS, &C.—GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES MR. NASh’s PLAN—VILLAGE OF MARY-LE-BONE VARIOUS EMPLOYMENTS—NEW CHURCHES, CHAPELS, &C. TOUR OF THE NEW PARK ENTRANCE LODGES—TERRACES—VILLAS, &C.—CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL REMARKS. Augustus made it one of his proudest boasts, that he found Rome of brick, and left it of marble. The reign and regency of George the Fourth have scarcely done less, for the vast and increasing Metropolis of the British empire : by increasing its magnificence and its comforts; by forming healthy streets and elegant buildings, instead of pestilential alleys and squahd hovels; by substituting rich and varied architecture D