The Early History of Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Soho and their Neighbourhood
Based on a Plan Drawn in 1585 and Published by the London Topographical Society in 1925

Originally published in 1925, this book gives the history of the Leicester Square, Piccadilly and Soho areas of London.

Charles Lethbridge Kingsford (Author)

9781107626546, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 5 December 2013

222 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.33 kg

Originally published in 1925, this book gives the history of the Leicester Square, Piccadilly and Soho areas of London. The first part documents the history of the land before houses were built, and the circumstances under which the Plan of 1585 was created, and the second part details the development of the areas over the next few centuries. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in cartography or the history of London.

Preface
Part I. The Land before the Houses: 1. Introductory
2. The Abingdon lands
3. The Burton Lazar lands
4. The Mercers lands
5. St Martin's field
6. The lands in the possession of the Crown
7. The lawsuit about Gelding's Close
8. The parties and witnesses to the suit
9. The heirs of Golightly and Robert Baker
10. The description of the plan of 1585
Part II. The Building of the Streets: 1. St Giles's church and town
2. Marhsland Close and Seven Dials
3. Long Acre
4. Covent Garden
5. St Martin's church and town
6. St Martin's Lane
7. The Mews and its precincts
8. Leicester Square and Castle Street
9. The Military Garden and Newport House
10. St Giles's Field and Soho
11. The original Piccadilly
12. Shaver's Hall: the original seventeenth century gaming-house
13. Suffolk Buildings and James Street
14. The Haymarket
15. St James's Square and its neighbourhood
16. The later Piccadilly
17. Colonel Panton's buildings in Windmill Field
18. The neighbourhood of Golden Square
19. Wardour Street to Regent Street
20. The origin of Regent Street
21. The district west of Regent Street
22. The Oxford Road
23. Street-planning and the plan of 1585
Appendix 1. The documents relating to the lawsuit about Gelding's Close
Appendix 2. Survey of the houses at 'Pickadilley' in 1651
Appendix 3. The early maps of London
Index.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]