Some history, maps, illustrations & anecdotes about places in London
Background to our ancestors' lives (first few pages)

Creation of the Bank of England
To defray the expense of war ...

Islington Ponds, Dogs & Ducks
Duck-hunting, the Wheal-Pond
Springs & Conduits

Shoreditch
History, description from 16th to 19th centuries
Including the Curtain theatre

St. Giles Cripplegate: the Fortune theatre
Building & destruction, from 16th to 18th centuries
Successor to Edward Alleyn's Curtain theatre

Tottenham
Situation, water-supply, church

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