London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
The new lodge in this park, built by the late Sir Robert Walpole Earl of
Orford, is a very elegant edifice. It is built of stone in a square
form, with wings on each side of brick. It stands on a rising ground,
and commands a very good prospect of the park, especially of that fine
piece of water which is in it, and which might be enlarged and brought
across the vista which is in the front of the house, through a wood.
This park is the largest of any within the environs of London, except
that of Windsor, and the finest too; for though it has little more than
a wild variety of natural beauties to shew, yet these are such as cannot
fail to please those who are as much delighted with views in their
rudest appearance, as in all the elegance of art and design. The
Princess Amelia resides in the old lodge; the new lodge is not
inhabited.
RICHMOND _buildings_, Dean street, Soho.†
RICHMOND’S _Almshouse_, in Goose alley, Sea coal lane, was erected by the
company of Armourers, in the year 1559, pursuant to the will of Mr. John
Richmond, for eight poor old men and women, who, according to the
discretion of the company, receive from five to fifteen shillings _per
annum_ each. _Maitland._
RICHMOND _street_, 1. Old Soho.† 2. Prince’s street, Soho.†
RICKINGTON’S _court_, Coleman street.†
RICKMAN’S _rents_, Narrow street, Limehouse.†
RICKMANSWORTH, a town in Hertfordshire, 22 miles from London, is situated
in a low moorish soil on the borders of Buckinghamshire, near the river
Coln. It has a market on Saturday, and is governed by a Constable and
two Headboroughs. The several mills on the streams near this town cause
a great quantity of wheat to be brought to it. Here is a charity school
for twenty boys and ten girls, with an almshouse for five widows, and
another for four. In the neighbourhood is a warren hill, where the sound
of the trumpet is repeated twelve times by the echo.
RIDER’S _court_, 1. Little Newport street.† 2. Rider’s street.†
RIDER’S _street_, St. James’s street, Westminster.†
RIDER’S _yard_, Kent street, Southwark.†
RISEBY’S _walk_, Limehouse.†
RISING SUN _alley_, St. John’s street, Smithfield.*
RISING SUN _court_, St. John’s street, Smithfield.*
RISING SUN _passage_, Clement’s lane.*
RIVERS _street_, Savage Gardens; so called from the Lord Savage, Earl
Rivers.
ROBERT’S _dock_, Rotherhith Wall.†
ROBERT’S _rents_, Brick lane.†
ROBIN HOOD _alley_, Blackman street, Southwark.*
ROBIN HOOD _court_, 1. Bell alley.* 2. Bow lane, Cheapside.* 3. Grub
street, Fore street* 4. Near Morgan’s lane.* 5. Shoe lane.* 6. In the
Strand.* 7. Thames street.* 8. Tooley street, Southwark.*
ROBIN HOOD _lane_, Poplar.*
ROBIN HOOD _yard_, 1. Charles street.* 2. Leather lane.*
ROBINSON’S _yard_, Friday street, Cheapside.†
ROCHESTER _row_, Tothill fields.
ROCHESTER _yard_, 1. Dirty lane. 2. Stony street.
ROEBUCK _alley_, Turnmill street.*
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