[Illustration: Book Cover] NOOKS AND CORNERS OF OLD LONDON [Illustration: The Mansion House] NOOKS AND CORNERS OF OLD LONDON By Charles and Marie Hemstreet Authors of "Nooks and Corners of Old New York," "Literary New York," etc. WITH SPECIAL ILLUSTRATIONS By W. J. Roberts [Illustration] NEW YORK JAMES POTT & COMPANY Copyright, 1910, by JAMES POTT & COMPANY FOREWORD A writing of the odd nooks and quaint corners of wonderful old London town, arranged so that a wanderer may reach the points in consecutive order without going too far afield. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. WITHIN SOUND OF BOW BELLS 9 II. ON THE WAY TO GREAT ST. HELEN'S 38 III. MILTON'S BIRTHPLACE, LAMB'S WORKSHOP, AND SOME OTHER THINGS 53 IV. BY WAY OF THE TOWER AND LONDON BRIDGE 68 V. THE SPELL OF THE TEMPLE AND INNS OF COURT 95 VI. ALONG THE STRAND, AND A PEEP AT COVENT GARDEN AND THE COFFEE HOUSES 110 VII. A PASSING GLIMPSE OF MANY WINDOWS 135 VIII. FROM REGENT STREET TO THE SHADOWS OF SOHO 163 INDEX 177 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE THE MANSION HOUSE Frontispiece CHURCH OF ST. LAWRENCE JEWRY AND FRONT OF THE GUILDHALL 16 THE FAMOUS PLANE TREE, WOOD STREET, CHEAPSIDE 22 THE MARTYRS' MEMORIAL, SMITHFIELD 32 EXTERIOR OF THE DINING HALL, CHARTERHOUSE 36 DEFOE TOMB 44 THE TOWER OF LONDON 72 STAPLE INN, LOOKING TOWARD HOLBORN GATEWAY 106 ENTRANCE TO OLD ROMAN BATH, STRAND LANE 114 ADELPHI TERRACE 126 TRAFALGAR SQUARE 134 INTERIOR OF ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER 136 ONE WITHIN SOUND OF BOW BELLS