Clive, Lord, II. 285, 292, 293, 295 Clive, Mrs. Catherine, actress, 1. 76, 78, 122, 139
Clocks, Remarkable, in Hampton Court Palace, I. 160, 161, 165 Clock-tower Court, Hampton Court Palace I. 160, 161
Close. Rev. F., Dean of Carlisle, I. 224 Coaches, Number of, formerly passing through Hounslow, I. 62 Cobbett, the historian of the Reformation, I. 242
Cobbett, Rev. R. S., the historian of Twickenham, I. 74, 81, 83, 93, 97, 98, 111; on the illness and death of Pope,
Cobbin Brook, Waltham, I. 417, 418, 421 Cobden Hill, Radlett, I. 310 Cobham, the actor, II. 361
Cock Fosters, Middlesex, I. 328, 351, 365, 368; its etymology, 368 Coghills, The family of the, I. 309 Cold Harbour, Hayes, Middlesex, I. 210 Coleridge, Lord, II. 218
Colham Garden, Hillingdon, I. 207 Colham Green, Middlesex, I. 228 Colham Manor, Middlesex; history and descent of the manor, I. 227, 228 Coller, the historian of Essex, I. 419, 424, 448, 506, 513, 530
Collier's Water, Croydon, II. 178, 229 Collier's Wood, Merton, II. 181
Collins, Anthony, deistical writer, I. 44 Collins, the poet, II. 374
Colman, the dramatist, I. 196, II. 362, 363 Colnbrook, Middlesex, I. 205, 228 Colne, The river, I. 44, 186, 195, 203, 205, 226, 230, 233, 237, 244, 248, 250, 304. | 307. 315; Cowper's translation of Mil- ton's lines on the, 237
Colney Hatch, Middlesex; the County
Lunatic Asylum; its situation and ety- mology, I. 342; its erection, 343; some description of the building; St. Paul's Church; the New River pumping- works; Wood Green and the Alexandra Palace Nightingale Hall, 344; the Printers' Almshouses; Clock and Watch Makers' Asylum; the Great Northern cemetery, 345
Colston, Edward, the Bristol philanthro- pist, II. 429
Colton, Rev. Caleb, the gamester, II. 325, 406, 407
Commercial Travellers' Schools, Pinner, I. 249, 250, 251; liberality of Mr. James Hughes and Mr. George Moore, 251. Comte de Paris, I. 90, 91
Coney Hall Hill, Hayes Common, Kent, II. 127, 129
Conference between the Royalists and Roundheads, Uxbridge, I. 232 Congreve, the dramatist, I. 96, 100 Connaught, Duke of, Ranger of Epping Forest, I. 430, 442
Connaught Water, Epping Forest, I. 441,
Conolly, Dr., and Hanwell Lunatic Asy- lum, I. 27, 28
Constable, the painter, II. 106, 139 Convalescent Homes: Hampton. I. 134; Snaresbrook, I. 461; Woodford, I. 459, 461
Conway, Field-Marshal, Walpole's cousin, I. 89, 111, 112, 117, 120 Conyers family, The, Walthamstow, I. 418 Cook, Miss Eliza, II. 488 Looke's "Topography," Quotations from, 61, II. 98, III
Coombe Hill, Archæological discoveries at, II. 300
Coombe House, Kingston; its residents,
II. 315 Coombe Springs, Kingston, II. 316 Coom' e Warren, Kingston; its distin- guished residents; view from, II. 316 Coombe Wood, Kingston; its springs, I.
170, II. 297; the Duke of Cambridge, II. 315; duel fought here, 493 Cooper's Hill, Egham, I. 191
Copley, the painter, father of Lord Lynd- hurst, II. 154
Copped Hall, Epping, I. 407, 417, 424; history of the old hall; its owners, 418 Copped Hall, Totteridge; eminent resi- dents, I. 334
Copse Hill, Wimbledon, II. 488
Copt Hall, Hendon, residence of the Nicoll family, I. 280
Corbett, Bishop, the wit, I. 86 Corney, Bolton, antiquarian critic, II. 455 Corney House, Chiswick, I. 5; Corney Reach, II. 455
Cornwallis, Archbishop, II. 165 Coronation-stone, The, Kingston, II. 297, 307; list of monarchs crowned here, 308 Costard, Rev. Geo., vicar of Twickenham, I. 76, 93.
Cosway, the artist, I. 285 Cotman's Town, Hayes, Middlesex, I. 210 Cottenham, Lord, Lord Chancellor, I. 269, 333, 488; his house now a con- valescent hospital, 488
Coulsdon, Surrey, II. 208, 220; descent of the manor, 221
Countryman in London, Anecdote of a,
Courtenay, Archbishop, II. 163
Court of Conservancy of the Thames, The, I. 187
Cotesworth, Dr. Caleb, physician, Large fortune left by, I. 57
Coventry, Lady, I. 93, 166
Coway Stakes, Shepperton, I. 31,179, 275; opinions of antiquarians on their origin, 180, 181
Cowley, the poet, II. 460
Cowley, I. 208; its situation and bounda- ries; Cowley Peachey; the parish church; population; Cowley Grove, 226; Cedar House and its associations, 227 Cowley Brook, Middlesex, I. 226 Cowley House, Middlesex, I. 226 Cowley Grove, and General Van Cort- landt, Middlesex, I. 226 Cowper, the poet, I. 34, 437, II. 267 Cowper, Mr. B. H., I. 448; discovery of an ancient earthwork by, 447; on the Isle of Dogs, 534-539, 542; on the history of Millwall, 536-547, 538, 548
Cox, Mr. Serjeant, Recorder of Ports- mouth, I. 284
Coxe, Rev. A. C., on Hampton Court Palace, I. 158
Crab, Robert, the English hermit, I. 240 Crack-nut Sunday, II. 305
Cran, or Crane, The river, I. 44,195,196, 197 Cranbrook Park, Ilford, I. 497 Crane, Sir Francis, II. 436, 437 Cranford, Middlesex; the bridge; the manor-house and the Berkeley family; population, I. 196; descent of the manor; Cranford House; the parish church; monuments and tablets; famous rectors, 197
Cranmer, Archbishop, II. 164; his alleged descendants, 526, 527 Cranstoun, Lord, I. 191
Cranworth, Lord, II. 112, 116 Crawford, Charles, the poet, II. 375 Cray, The river, II. 50, 51, 56, 63, 65 Crays, The, Kent, II. 51; origin of the name, 56; Hughson's reference to Cray- ford; great battle between Saxons and Britons; Roman remains, 57; descent of Earde manor; Howbury; Sir Cloudes- ley Shovel; manufactories, 58; popula- tion; Church of St. Paulinus; tomb- stones; North Cray, 59; Vale Mascal ; the Marquis of Londonderry, 60, 61; St. James's parish church; the parish registers; Ruxley; Foot's Cray; Hugh- son's account of, 62; St. Paul's Cray; St. Mary Cray; the church; the railway
station, 63; restoration of the church; Orpington, 64; its early history; the parish church; the hop gardens, 67; hop picking, 68; a group of hop pickers, 69, 70
Crewe, Sir Clipesby, I. 60 Cricklewood, Middlesex, I. 225
Crisp, an historian of Richmond, II. 364, 369, 378
Crispe, Sir Nicholas, II. 461 Crofton Hamlet, Orpington, Kent, II. 66
Croker, Right Hon. J. W., II. 282 Cromwell, Oliv. r. I. 14, 33, 153, 154, 388, 389, 390, 391, II. 471, 472, 473; his supposed residence at Burroughs, West Drayton, I. 207
Cross House, Ealing, I. 22
Crossness Point, Il. 35, 39, 40; the main drainage outfall, 39
Crowley, Sir Ambrose, alderman, II. 527 Crown" inn, Uxbridge, I. 232
Croydon, Surrey; its situation; extent of the parish; history of the manor, II. 149; etymology of name, 151; discovery of coins, 151, 152; historical associations, 152; the old and new churches of St. John the Baptist; destruction and re- building, 153; monuments and epitaphs, 154, 155; mural painting in the church, 155; the parish registers, 156; storms; Dr. Cleiver and the highwayman, 157: present condition of the Archbishop's palace; "standing houses" of the Arch- bishops of Canterbury in former times, 158 early history of Croydon Palace; its situation and extent; fish-ponds, &c.; the great hall, 159, 160; the guard- chamber, 160, 161; the chapel, 161; biographical sketches of successive Arch- bishops of Canterbury who resided at Croydon, 161, 163 165; Whitgift's Hospital, 165; its foundation in Eliza- beth's reign; curious discovery on the site; sum expended in building the hospital, 166; Whitgift's instructions concerning the charity; description of the building, 167; biographical sketch of Whitgift, 168, 169; present adminis- tration of the charity, 169, 170; Whit- gift's schools; the "Swan and Crown Hotels; Davy's almshouses; Smith's, or the little almshouses; Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution; Croydon General Hospital, 170; charita- ble bequests to the poor; colliers, or charcoal-burners, 171; the "saucy col lier of Croydon and the devil "; refer. ences to the colliers of Croydon by early playwrights; description of Croydon in the reign of Elizabeth; its present ap- pearance; an ancient mill, 172; the Bourne brook; the town becomes in- corporated; markets and fairs; census returns, 173; railway communication; the first iron tramway, 174, 175; sanitary condition of Croydon, 175, 176; the Town Hall; the market-house; public hall, &c.; breweries and manufactories; Croydon Union; the barracks; churches and chapels, 176; the cemetery; schools; coursing meetings; a souvenir of the old coaching times, 177; inns; noted resi- dents; subordinate manors of Croydon, 178, 179, 180 Croydon Palace; its present condition and early history, II. 158-161; Archbishops of Canterbury who lived there, 161–165 Crystal Palace, The, II, 98 Cucking-stool, Use of the, II. 300, 302 Cuddington, Cheam; Nonsuch Palace erected here, II. 230, 511 Cumberland, Duke of, the
Cumberland, Duke of, son of George III.; attempt to assassinate him, II. 407, 408; his son, the blind king, 408
Cumberland, the actor; his son Richard,
Curtis, Alderman Sir William, I. 346 Cussans, Mr., the historian, I. 308, 309, 310, 312, 395, 560, 563
Dagenham, Essex, I. 496; its extent and boundaries; population; the village; the parish church; monuments and brasses, 527; Parslowes; Valence; the "Chequers" inn; Dagenham Breach, 528; repair of the breach, 527; dis- covery of a "moorlog," 530; the river walls of the Thames, 530, 531; Dagen- ham Lake; proposed conversion into a dock; failure of the scheme, 532; origin of the Ministerial whitebait dinner, 532, 533; remains of submerged trees, II. 39 Dalhousie, Lord, I. 262, 269 Damer, Hon. Mrs., the sculptress, I. 89,
90, 114; Strawberry Hill her abode for several years; list of her sculptures, 120 Dance, James, the actor, II. 360 Dancer, Daniel, the miser of Harrow
Weald, I. 271, 272; some account of, 272, 273
Dancer's Hill, South Mimms, I. 317 Danes, Defeat of the, at Brentford, by Edmund Ironside, I. 32 Daniel, the poet, I. 86
Danson Park, Welling, Kent, Hughson's description, II. 53
Dartford Heath, Kent, ii. 51 Darwin, Charles, the philosopher, II. 113,
Dawley Court, Harlington, Middlesex; its successive owners; Lord Boling- broke's ownership, I. 201, 227; Voltaire and Pope's visits here; Disraeli's ac- count of Bolingbroke, 202; the place now a brick-field, 203, 227
Dawley village, Middlesex; its other names, I. 199
Day, Daniel, and the Fairlop Oak, I. 492 -495
Dead Man's Bottom," Hadley, Middle- sex, I. 328
"Dead Men's Graves," Brentford, I. 33 Deaf, Colleges for teaching the, Ealing, I. 22
Deanery, A layman holding a, I. 58 Debden Hall, Loughton, I. 449
De Bohuns, The family of the, I. 351, 352, 364
Decker, Sir Matthew, II. 364
Dee, Dr., the astrologer, I. 118, Il. 336, 428, 433-436
De Foe, Daniel, I. 292, II. 529, 536, 537 Delaval, Sir James, how he obtained pre-
cedency before the Duke of Somerset, I. 80 Demainbray, Dr. Stephen, astronomer, I. 218
Denham, near Uxbridge, I. 237, 244, 247 Denham, Sir John, the poet, I. 191, II.
332, 373, 375; his father and Pope, 191 Dennies, The, of Waltham, I. 410, 411, 412, 413, 414
Denton, Sir Alexander, the judge, I. 22 Depôt Barracks, Woolwich, II. 30 De Quincey on highwaymen, I. 67, 68 Derby, Present Earl of, II. 113; General Burgoyne's marriage to the daughter of a former earl, 218, 219; Lord Derby acquires the fee-simple of "The Oaks"; Charles Greville's description of the Earl, 220
Derby, Countess Dowager of, temp. Eliza- beth, I. 244, 245
Derby, Countess of, Milton's friend, I. 248 Derby Stakes, Institution of the, II. 264,265 Derby, Winning horses of the, II. 265; anecdotes of the Derby, 265-267 Desmond, Earl of, and Osterley Park, I.
Devonshire, Christian, Countess of, II. 464, 465
Devonshire Cottage, Richmond; its resi- dents, II. 374
Devonshire, Duke of, I. 5, 7
Dial Square, Woolwich Arsenal, II. 22 Diamond, Dr. Hugh, I. 93
Diana's Dyke, Ewell, II. 238, 242 Dibdin, Charles, the sea-poet, I. 21, 138 Dickens, Charles, I. 34, 56, 93, 94, 176, 322, 328, 449, 451, 453-457, II. 260, 329, 332
Disraeli, Benjamin, I. 468, II. 282 Disraeli, Isaac, I. 348, 362 Ditton Marsh, Esher, II. 285 Docks, The; river pirates on the Thames, I. 556-559; number of vessels entering the port of London in a week in 1883, 556 Dodd, Dr., I. 22
Doddridge, Judge, I. 191
Dodsley, the bookseller, I. 71, 82, 108 Doggett's coat and badge, Race for, II. 445 Dogs, Isle of; origin of the name of, I. 534; Mr. Cowper on the, 535-538; acreage of the Isle of Dogs, 538; geology of, 538, 539; early history of, 539; ferries across the Thames to the Isle of Dogs, 541, 542; Pepys' difficulty, 541 Dogs, Pope's fondness for, I. 101, 102 Dollis Hill House, Willesden, I. 225 Donne, Dr., the poet, I. 93, II. 528 Dorman's or Domer's Well, Southall, I. 218 Downe, Kent, II. 118; Darwin, the natu- ralist, 119-121; Downe Hall, his resi- dence; manor of Downe Court, 121; Sir John Lubbock, 122; Cudham, or Cood- ham; the church; the route from Keston, 123
Drake, Sir Francis, II. 287
Draper, William, son-in-law of John Evelyn; Addiscombe House rebuilt by, II.136, 137 Drayton Green, Ealing, I. 205 Drayton, Michael, author of the "Polyol- bion," I. 86, 363, 559, 560, II. 280 Drinking-fountain at Brentford, I. 37 Drummond, The family of, I. 299 Drury, Rev. Dr., head master of Harrow School, I. 263, 267, 268
Dryden, the poet, I. 94, 104, II. 528 Du Cane, Sir Edmund, II. 316 Ducarel, Dr., the historian of Croydon, II. 151, 158, 159, 163, 170
Ducie, Lady, Menagerie of, at Osterley Park, I. 43
Duck, Rev. Stephen, librarian to Queen Caroline, II. 346, 348, 350, 405, 406 Dudding Hill railway station, Middlesex, I. 223
Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Queen Eli- zabeth, I. 474, 475.
Dudley, Sir Robert, II. 383
Duke of Northumberland's River," Bed- font, Middlesex, I. 195
Dunciad," Publication of the, I. 97, 98 Duncroft House, Staines, I. 191, 216 Duneira Cottage, Wimbledon, II. 488 Dunton House, Isleworth, I. 59 Duppa, Bishop; his almshouses, II.370,388 Duppas Hill, Croydon, II. 169, 182 Durants manor-house, Enfield; its history, I. 373, 374
Durdans, Epsom, II. 243, 248, 249, 252, 257; its successive owners, 259 Durham, Earl of, II. 488 Duval, Claud, the highwayman, I. 67 Dyer, the poet, II. 182, 214 Dyrham Park, South Mimms; its owners,
Dysart, Elizabeth, Countess of, II. 317 (see Duchess of Lauderdale)
Dysart family, The, II. 320, 323, 329 Dyson, Jeremiah, clerk to the House of Com- mons, I. 280
"Eagle" inn, Snaresbrook, I. 444, 472
Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook, I. 472, 473 Ealing; its various spellings; early history of the manor; the parish church; its vicars, 20; distinguished persons buried in it; other churches and chapels, 21; distinguished residents in the parish, 21, 22; the Great School, 22; Ealing Com- mon; Fordhook House; its celebrated residents; the "Old Hat" tavern, 23 Ealing Dean, I. 20, 21
Ealing Great School; celebrated persons educated there, I. 22
Ealing House; its successive owners, I. 21 Ealing Grove, I. 21
East Barnet, Middlesex, I. 320, 329: Lyonsdown; population; St. Mary's Church, 330; the Boys' Farm Home, 331; the Clock House; Cat's Hill, 331; Oak Hill Park; Belmont, 332
East Bedfont, Middlesex, I. 195 Eastbury House, Barking, I. 524, 527 Eastcote, or Ascot, Ruislip, Middlesex, I. 243
East End, Finchley, I. 338, 339 Easter sepulchres, I. 200, 224 East Ham, Essex; descent of the manor; a curious custom, I. 513; railway sta- tions; extent and population: St. Mary Magdalen's Church; monuments; other churches; charitable bequests, 514; Pla- shet House; Green-street House, or "Anne Boleyn's Castle"; its present uses; the Metropolitan Northern High Level Sewer; East Ham Level; the Beckton gas-works, 515
East India Docks, The, I. 554, 555; their amalgamation with the West India Docks, 554
East Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal, II. 27 East Lodge, Enfield; its owners; Lord Chatham and the miller, I. 368 East London Cemetery, I. 511 East London Waterworks Company, I. 470, 566; quantity supplied annually, 566 East Molesey, Surrey; its population; the parish church; its monumental tablets, II. 281; descent of the manor, 282; the Spa"; Kemp's Eyot, or Ait, 283 East Wickham, Kent; descent of the manor; the church; a curious fresco painting, II. 40
"Eclipse,"The race-horse, I. 294.295. II.264 Economic Museum, Twickenham; de- stroyed by fire, I. 77
Eden Farm, Beckenham; Lord Auck- land, II. 105
Eden, Mr. William, afterwards Lord Auckland; some account of, II. 105 Eden Park, Beckenham, II. 124 Edgware, I. 277, 297; situation and boundaries; general appearance; the
Chandos Arms," 284; etymology of Edgware; descent of the manor; the market; curious local customs; the parish church, 285; monuments and brasses; almshouses; railway station; population; Edgware races; Little Stan- more, or Whitchurch; acreage and popu- lation; early history of the manor: Canons, 286; the family of the Lakes; James Brydges, afterwards Duke of Chandos (see Canons, Chandos); the race-horse Eclipse," 295; Whitchurch parish church; tomb of the "Harmonious Blacksmith"; almshouses, 296 Edgware Bois, manor of, I. 285 Edmonton, Middlesex; Johnny Gilpin's ride, I. 347
Edward VI. at Enfield, I. 353; at Hamp- ton Court, I. 149, 164 Edwards, the actor, II. 361
Eel-pie Island, Twickenham; the Eel-pie House, I. 75
Egerton, Lord Keeper, I. 244, 245, 247 Egham, Cooper's Hill; Sir John Denham, the poet; the Indian Civil Engineering College, I. 191
Egmont, Earl of, II. 217 Eldridge, Henry, the painter, I. 306 Elections for Middlesex, I. 37, 38, 39
Elector" of Middlesex, An, I. 39
Electric telegraph, Early days of the, I. 28 Elephantine remains at Ilford, I. 499-501 Elgin, Lord, the ambassador, I. 269 Elizabeth, Queen, and Sir Thomas Gres- ham, I. 41; her dislike of Lady Mary Grey, 42; her visits to Hanworth Park, 69, 70; her promise to Henry Carey, 150; her residence at Hampton Court; her Maids of Honour; her style of living at Hampton, 152; portrait of, 167; supposed verses by, 168; her visits to Harefield, 244, 245; her visits to Enfield, 351, 353, 354; her palace at Enfield, 353, 354, 358, 360; her love of hunting, 364; at Theobalds, 377; at Epping, 433; at Scadbury, II. 81, 82; at Croy- don, 149, 160, 164, 183, 236; her visits to the Carews at Beddington, 189, 190, 197, 236; at Nonsuch, 229, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 298; at Richmond, 335; her residence there, 336; her closing days; her death, 337; Essex's ring, 338; her habits at Richmond, 338, 339; her burial; discovery of some of her dresses, 339; the queen and Dr. Dee, 435; at Barn Elms, 459; at Wimbledon, 473; at Mitcham, 528 Ellenborough, Earl of, II. 465
Ellis, Alderman, Lord Mayor of London, I. 428
Ellis, Dr., superintendent of Hanwell Lunatic Asylum, I. 27
Ellis, Hon. Mrs., monument to, II. 287 Ellis, Welbore (afterwards Lord Mendip),
Elm Grove, Ealing, I. 23 Elmer's End, Beckenham, II. 100 Elstree, Middlesex, I. 284, 286, 297, 302, 303, 312; situation of the village, 302; etymology of Elstree; the manor and manor - house of Elstree Hall; St. Nicholas' parish church; burial-places of Martha Ray and William Weare; the Female Orphans' Home, 303; Elstree Hill House; Elstree reservoir; water- courses; pudding-stone, 304 Elsynge Hall, Enfield, I. 352, 359; its early history, 359, 360, 361 Elsynge manor, Enfield, I. 375 Eltham, Kent, II. 7, 8, 32, 34, 51 Elwes, John, the famous miser, I. 271, 449 Emfield Lodge, Southall, I. 216 Enfield, Middlesex; general description of the parish, I. 347, 348; situation and boundaries, 348 parochial divisions, 349; the town and principal streets; Enfield Court; the New River; Enfield Highway; Enfield Wash, 350; railway stations; census returns; historical remi- niscences; the barony of Enfield; ety- mology; descent of the manor, 351; fairs and markets; site of the old manor- house; Camlet Moat; Oldbury, 352; Edward VI. at Enfield; the palace, 353, 354; Dr. Uvedale; the market-place, 355; St. Andrew's Church; its monu- ments, 356; brasses and epitaphs; the vicarage; the Free Grammar School; Schools of Industry; John Keats' school- days; charitable institutions, 357; Old Park; Chase Park; Chase Side House; Enfield Green; Little Park; Beycullah Park; Enfield races; churches and chapels, 358; other churches; the ceme- tery; Forty Hall; Elsynge Hall, 359; Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, 360; Anne, Countess of Pembroke ; Myddelton House, 361; Gough Park; distinguished residents; beautiful women of Enfield, 363
Enfield Chase, I. 328, 347, 349; general description of a chase, 363; form and extent of Enfield Chase, 363. 364; its
early history; the last of the Staffords, Dukes of Buckingham; description of Enfield Chase in 1779; the Princess Elizabeth as a hunter; James I. at En- fid Chase, 364; a portion of the Chase aaded to Theobalds; seizure of the Chase by the Commonwealth; sale of portions of it; Macaulay's account of Enfield Chase; Evelyn's visit; the Chase re-stocked with deer by Charles II. ; the Chase used as a sheep-walk, 365; punish- ment for cutting down and destroying trees in the Chase; its final enclosure, 366; officers belonging to the Chase; Camlet Moat, the supposed seat of the Chief Forester's Lodge; Trent Park, 367; Beech Hill Park; the East Lodge; Chase Lodge, Hill Lodge, and Clays- more; the Roman road; Cock Fosters, 368; dangers of the roads in former times; White Webbs House; the Gun- powder Plot, 369; the "King and the Tinker," 370, 371
Enfield Court; Colonel Somerset, I. 350 Enfield Green, I. 358
Enfield Highway, I. 349, 350, 351; posi- tion and extent; population; the Lower North Road, 371; Mr. Spencer and his bride; Matthew Prior and John Morley; St. James's Church; Ponder's End; St. Matthew's Church; Lincoln House, 372; Durants; Sir Thomas Wrothe, 373; the Manor of Suffolks; Enfield Wash, 374; the story of Elizabeth Canning, "Mother Wells," and the gipsy Squires; Roselands; Elsynge Manor; the River Lea, 375; Bull's Cross; Capels, 376 Enfield House, I. 353
Enfield Small-arms Factory, I. 351, 371; history of the rifle, 395; situation of the Small-arms Factory, 396; particulars of its establishment, 397, 398; extent of the buildings; perfection of the ma- chinery, 399
Enfield Wash, I. 349, 350, 351, 359, 374 Epitaphs, Curious, I. 76, 248, 280, 357, II. 59, 107, 154, 155, 192, 202, 226, 251, 304, 404
Epping, Parish and town of, I. 422, 423 Epping Forest, I. 349; primeval_con-
dition of the forest, as the Great Forest of Essex, 423, 424; gradual diminution of the forest; forest charters of King John and Henry III., 424; laws for the regulation of the forest; a quaint oath ; Lord Warden, Steward, and other officers of the forest; the Swainmote Court and Court of Justice Seat, 425; extent of the forest in the Middle Ages, 426; present form of the forest; dis- posal of the Crown rights in the forest; encroachments by lords of manors; the popular forest champions, 428; battle of the commoners with the lords of manors; Parliamentary scheme for the preservation of the forest; the matter taken up by the Corporation of London, 429; the case settled by arbitration; dedication of Epping Forest to the "free use of the people, 430; the science of forestry; the deer of the forest, 431, 432; present condition and general appearance of the forest, 433, 434; situation and boundaries of Seward- stone; High Beech Green; St. Paul's Church, 435; Fairmead Lodge; Sotheby and Tennyson; residents at High Beech; Fairmead House; John Clare, the poet; High Beech Hill; the Robin Hood and King's Oak"; Harold's Oak," 436; Queen Victoria's Wood; Lappitt's Hill; Bury Wood and Hawk Wood; Chingford, 437; its etymology; extent and boundaries; manor of Chingford St. Paul, 438; manor of Chingford Earls; Friday Hill; Buckrills; a sin- gular tenure, 439; census returns ;
Chingford old church; the Ordnance Survey obelisk; Queen Elizabeth's lodge, 440; the "Royal Forest Hotel"; Con- naught Water; recent improvements in the forest, 441; Connaught Water and other lakes; Buckhurst Hill; its ety- mology; census returns; the railway station; St. John's Church; the Con- gregational church; Langford Place; Essex Naturalists' and Field Club, 442; the Epping Hunt, 443-446; the "Bald- faced Stag," 446; the Roebuck"; Loughton; its situation; census turns; descent of the manor; the Hall; St. Nicholas' Church; brasses, 447; St. John's Church; Staple Hill; the 'lopping process; discovery of an ancient earthwork; Loughton Camp, 448; Debden Hall; Theydon Bois, 449 Epping Hunt, The, I. 432, 435, 436, 495; account of the hunt of 1826, 443-445; adventures of a Mr. Huggins, 445, 446 Epsom, Surrey; situation of the town; railway communication; etymology of its name; Ebba, a Saxon queen, II. 242; mention of the parish in Domes- day Book"; descent of the manor; the manors of Horton and Bretgrave; the medicinal spring of Epsom; Epsom salts; the town becomes a fashionable resort; postal communication in the seventeenth century, 243; improvement at the Wells; public breakfasts and amusements, 244; Epsom society at the beginning of the last century, 244, 245; watering-places in and near Lon- don in the seventeenth century, 246; discovery of the mineral waters at Ep- som; the properties of the waters; the rise of Epsom from an obscure village to a fashionable watering-place, 247; Ep- som in the time of Charles II. ; a royal visit; Lady Castlemaine, 248; Epsom in the reign of Queen Anne; decline of Epsom's popularity; the saline waters, 249; Mrs. Mapp, the bone-setter; de- scription of the town of Epsom, 250; the inns and hotels; the court-house and other public buildings; the assembly rooms; the parish church; its monu- ments, 251; other churches and chapels; almshouses; Royal Medical Benevolent College, 252; Pit Place, 253; Lord Lyttelton's ghost, 253-255; Horton Place, 255, 256; Woodcote House, 256; Woodcote Park; Ashtead, 257; Dur- dans, 257, 259
Epsom races; the popularity of the "Derby"; a description of Mr. Frith's picture of 'Derby Day," 260; the Grand Stand; the company on the Downs; the race, 261; scenes and humours of the course and the road between London and Epsom, 261, 262; origin of the term "Blue Riband" of the turf, 262; early history of horse- racing; introduction of racing on Ban- stead Downs, 263; popularity of racing, 264; institution of the "Derby" and
Oaks" stakes, 264, 265; the races patronised by royalty; list of winning horses since 1830; Derby anecdotes, 265, 266; Count La Grange and Gladia- teur; Bend Or; Eclipse; Charles Gre- ville's character of Epsom races, 266; silence of English poets with respect to horse-racing, 267; retrospective view of the Derby, 267, 268; plunging; the races and electric telegraphy, 268; suc- cessful jockeys, 269; Martin F. Tupper on Epsom Downs, 270, 271 Epsom salts, II. 243, 246, 247 Erith, Kent; its situation, and derivation of its name; descent of the manor; a Saxon law-suit, II. 41; St. John's Church; its monuments, 42, 43; the town, 43; census returns; chapels and
schools; Erith formerly a maritime port; historical incidents; the pier and public gardens, 44; discoveries of geo- logical remains; Erith marshes; powder magazines; explosion of a magazine Belvedere, 45; owners of the mansion ; the Royal Alfred Institution for Aged Merchant Seamen; the village of Belve- dere, 46; All Saints' Church; Abbey Wood; Lesnes Abbey, 47; some ac- count of the abbey, 48, 49; Bostall Heath, 50
Erith Marshes, II. 45
Ermine Street, Roman road, Enfield, I. 368, 371, 385, II. 152 Esher, Surrey; its situation and etymology; the railway station, II. 285; the manor of Sandon, now called Sandown ; San- don Hospital or Priory; Sandown race- course; the Travellers' Rest"; Anna Maria and Jane Porter, 286; the old parish church; Christ Church; Esher Place; Wolsey's Tower, 287; its his- torical associations, 288; the fall of Wolsey, 289, 290; descent of the manor of Esher; the Right Hon. Henry Pel- ham; demolition of the mansion and its re-erection, 291
Esher Place, Surrey, II. 287, 288, 291, 292 Essex, Earl of, II. 236, 237, 321, 452 Essex Field and Naturalists' Club, I. 442, 448
Etloe House, Leyton, I. 485
Evans, Dr., an historian of Richmond, II. 363, 376, 380, 384
Ewell, Surrey; situation and boundaries
of the parish; the " Spring" inn; the Hog's-Mill, or Ewell River; the road from Cheam to Ewell; description of the village; sheep fair, II. 239; railway stations; population; manufactories; roads in the neighbourhood; Roman remains; descent of the manor, 240; the parish church; monuments and brasses, 241; extract from the parish register; Ewell Castle; Diana's Dyke ; eminent residents, 242 Exe, The river, I. 177, 185
Fairfax, General, robbed by a highway- woman, I. 65
Fairfax House, Chiswick; relics of Hogarth, I. 5
Fairfield, Kingston, II. 312, 314 Fairlop Fair, 492, 494, 495
Fairlop Oak, The, I. 433, 492-495; Daniel Day, 492-494; objects made from it, 494; its size, 495.
Fairmead Plain, Epping Forest; William Sotheby, poet; Fairmead House; John Clare, poet, I. 436, 437, 442
Fairy Hill, Mottingham, Kent; singular incident, II. 95
Farley, or Farleigh, Surrey; its etymology, II. 146; the manor; the church; Far- ley Court, 147
Farmer, the historian, I. 404, 406, 407 Farnaby family, The, II. 124, 125. Farnborough, Kent; its situation, II. 116; etymology; vegetable productions; the "Woodman tavern; early history; Farnborough Hall; Tubbendens, 118; descent of the property; St. Giles' Church; tablets; population; Green- street Green and Knockholt Beeches, 118 Farnborough, Lord, II. 88, 93, 94, 117 Fellowes, Sir John, II. 202, 203. Feltham; population of the parish; the
early manor; the parish church, I. 172; Ryland, the engraver; Miss Kelly, the actress; the Middlesex Industrial School or Reformatory; the convalescent home; the nunnery, 173 Fenton, the poet, I. 97
Ferrers, Earl, I. 93; his coach, 14 Field, George, art critic, I. 60 Fielding, Beau, II. 237
Fielding, Henry, the novelist, reminis- cence of, I. 23, 139, 140, his Twicken- ham residence; spelling of his ame, 93
Finchley, Middlesex, I. 280; situation and extent; descent of the manor; the old manor-house; noted residents; Church End; population, I. 338; races; St. Mary's Church; monuments and brasses; rectors; Major Cartwright, political re- former; Christ's College; East End hamlet; churches and chapels, 339; the "Old White Lion" public-house or "Dirt House"; Marylebone, St. Pan- cras, and Islington cemeteries; churches and chapels; Finchley Common; its extent; encampments and reviews, 340; highwaymen; "Turpin's Oak"; the "Green Man" tavern; capture of Jack Sheppard; the life of a highwayman, 341 Firs, The, Woodford, I. 464 Fitzhardinge-Berkeley, Hon. Thos. More- ton, I. 197
Fitzwilliam House, Richmond, II. 363; Sir Matthew Decker; Lord Fitzwilliam, 364
Flambards manor-house, Harrow, Mid- dlesex, I. 254
Flaxman, the sculptor, I. 279, 485, II. 154, 251, 287
Flora of Epping Forest, I. 431, 432
Flower, Alderman Sir Charles, I. 281 Flowerpot Gate, Hampton Court Palace, I. 168
Foley, the sculptor, I. 358
Football, Playing of, on Shrove Tuesday, at Twickenham, I. 79
Foote, the comedian, I. 139, 141 Foot's Cray, Kent, II. 54, 55, 56, 82, 101; All Saints' Church; brasses and monu- ments; Foot's Cray Place; the Vansit- tart family, 62; origin of the name, 63 Ford Hall, Ealing, I. 21
Ford, Mr., the historian of Enfield, I. 346, 349, 351, 352, 353, 358, 360, 362, 363, 365, 369, 370, 372 Fordhook House, Ealing, I. 23 Forest Gate; taverns and tea-gardens; churches, I. 505
Forest of Surrey, Former great, II. 153 Forrest, Mr., designer of garden improve- ments at Sion House and Frogmore, I. 55, 56
Fortescue House, Twickenham, I. 77, 80 Forty Hall, Enfield; the manor-house of Worcesters, I. 349, 359, 360, 361 Forty Hill, Enfield, I. 349, 350. 351, 359,361 Fountain Court, The, Hampton Court Palace, I. 164
Four Swans Inn," The, Waltham Cross, I. 393
Fox, Charles James, I. 184, II. 488 Fox Grove, Beckenham, II. 101, 106 Fox Hall, Enfield, I. 350 Frayswater, The River, I. 233 Freake, Sir Charles, I. 77
Free Grammar School, Kingston; early history of St. Mary's Chapel, II. 310, 311; eminent persons educated here, 311, 312 Freeman, the historian, II. 149 Frere, John Hookham, II. 215 Frere, Sir Bartle, II. 489
Friar's (or Prior's) Place Farm, Acton, I. 9, 14, 16 Friern Barnet, Middlesex, I. 329,330,335, 337. 342; the manor; its descent, 336; St. James's Church, 337; almshouses; the new church, 338 Frith, the artist, II. 260 Frognal Manor, Chislehurst, II. 80, 81, 82 Frowkyes, The family of the, I. 317, 338 Fuller, Dr. Thomas, the historian, I. 197, 329, 373, 403, 406, 410, 412, 413. II. 152, 168, 178, 199, 245, 246, 334, 335.430, 478
Fust, Sir Herbert Jenner. II. 80 Fynes-Clinton, Mr. H., story of his great- great-grandfather, 1. 237
Gade, The river, I. 233
Gainsborough, the painter, I. 458. II.
Gale, the antiquarian, I. 275, II. 152, 495 Galley Hill, Waltham, I. 417 Galley Wood, Waltham, I. 417 Gardens, The, Hampton Court Palace, L 168; the vine, 170
Garrick, David, actor, I. 36, 137, 278, II.
360, 361, 363; his early career and mar- riage. I. 137; the jubilee of Shakespeare; his death, 138; anecdotes of, 138--140; his widow, 137, 138, 140; lines by Gar- rick, 137-139; his nephew, 134 Garrick's Villa, Hampton, I. 136; its preservation intact, 140, 141
Garrow, Dr., the historian of Surrey, IL 153. 178
Garth, the physician, I. 96, 97, II. 292 Garth family, The, II. 513, 514
Gay, the poet, I. 34, 97, 100, II. 267, 302,
317, 323, 373, 383, 384
Gay's Summer-house, Ham; Dr. Charles Mackay on, II. 327, 328
Gaynesford family, The, II. 202, 203 George I., I. 156, 168
George II., I. 14, 156; his fondness for Kew and Brentford, 32; anecdotes of, II. 344. 345, 390, 391
George III., Anecdotes of, I. 17, 39, 135.
168, II. 341, 393, 394, 400, 404, 405; his early seclusion, II. 391; death of his grandfather, 392; his long residence at Kew, 392; his insanity, 393 George IV., Education of, II. 398 'George" inn, Wanstead, I. 480; the cherry pie, 481
George" inn, Uxbridge, I. 232 George Lane, Woodford, I. 459
Geraldine, "The fair," I. 149, 150, 162, 167 Gibbets, The, on Hounslow Heath, L.65,66 Gibbon, the historian, II. 105, 312 Gibbons, Grinling, the sculptor, I. 479.
Gibbs, Sir Vicary, II. 107, 110
Gibbs, Mr., of Aldenham House, Middle- sex, I. 303, 309, 310 Gibbons, Sir John, I. 194
Gifford, William, the editor, II. 487 Gifford, Lord, II. 467
Gill's Hill, Radlett, I. 303. 311 Gilpin, the author of Forest Scenery,"
I. 495. 498, II. 229. 433 Gilpin's (John) ride, I. 347, 384 Gilray, the caricaturist, II. 498 Gipsies, Queen of the, II. 10I Girtin, the artist, II. 9, 10 Gladsmore Heath, I. 325; the battle of Barnet, 328
Glyn, The family of, I. 299 Godolphin, Mrs. Margaret, I. 93 Goff's Lane, Cheshunt, I. 386
Goff's Oak, I. 386, 393, 394; the "Green Man" inn. 394
Golder's Green, Hendon, Middlesex; the "White Swan," I. 280
Golding's Hill, Loughton, I. 447
Goldsmid, Mr. Abraham, financier, II
Graham, Sir Robert, Exchequer Baron, II. 306
Grammar School, Barnet; its history, I. 321, 322; Charles Dickens on, 322 Grammont, Count de, II. 461 Grand Junction Canai, I. 24, 29, 36, 206, 208, 215, 217, 230, 233, 243, 244, 248 Grand Stand, Epsom, 11. 260, 261 Gray, the poet, II. 250
Grays, The family of the, Wembley, Mid- dlesex, I. 274
"Great Eastern" steam-ship, The, I. 544 -546
Great Eastern Railway, I. 351, 371, 384, 404. 442, 447. 459, 485, 488, 507, 508 Great Hall, Hampton Court Palace, I. 154, 161-164; theatrical entertainments held : in, 163, 164
Great Northern Cemetery, 1. 345 Great Northern Railway, 1. 286, 316, 320, 329, 335, 346, 351, 358, 394 395 Great Stanmore, Middlesex; Brockley Hill, the supposed Roman Sulloniaca; discovery of Roman antiquities; the great forest of Middlesex; "Domesday" notices of Stanmore, I. 297; descent of the manor; the village; Stanmore Hill; population; the Bernays Memorial In- stitute; St. John the Evangelist's Church, 298; tablets and memorials; Stanmore Park; its different owners; Bentley Priory, 299; its subsequent history, 300; Lord Abercorn owns the priory; then the property of the Marquis of Aber- corn; then leased by Queen Adelaide ; then purchased by Sir John Kelk, 301; Stanmore Hall and other residences; the Bowling Green, 302 Green, Matthew, the poet, II. 350 Greenfield Common, Laleham; supposed Roman camp near, I. 182 Greenford, Middlesex; various names given to the place, I. 218; its etymology; the old manor; the parish church; the chan- cel, 219; monuments and inscriptions; its rectors; Greenford Green, 220 Greenford Magna, I. 218, 219, 220 Greenford Parva, I. 218, 220, 221 Greenhill, Middlesex, I. 271
Gresham, Sir Thomas, and Osterley Park,
1. 41 Grey, Lady Mary, sister of Lady Jane, I. 42; her imprisonment in Osterley Park, ib. Grime's Dyke, Harrow Weald, I. 270 Grindal, Archbishop, II. 154, 165 Grote, the historian of Greece, II. 104 Grottoes, Addison on, I. 107 Grove House, Chiswick, I. 5 Grove House, Woodford, I. 464 Grove Park, Chiswick, I. 7, 16 Guard Chamber, Hampton Court Palace, I. 165
Guido, the painter, I. 477 Guilford, Countess of, II. 485 Gumley House, Isleworth, I. 58 Gumley, the glass manufacturer of Isle- worth; marriage of his daughter to the Earl of Bath, I. 58
Gunnersbury, I. 7, 17, 20; its former resi- dents, 17; geological excavations made at, 32
Gunnersbury Park, I. 17; its distinguished residents, 17, 18; pictures in, 18 Gunning, General; the "Gunning beau- ties," I. 93
Gunnings, The Miss, I. 93, 166 Gunpowder mills, Hounslow; explosions of the, I. 68
Gustavus IV. of Sweden at Hampton Court, I. 157
Gwydir, Lord, II. 100, 101, 104, 106, 181
Hacket, Bishop of Lincoln, formerly rector of Cheam, II. 222, 225, 227
Hackman, Rev. James, I. 303 Hadley, Middlesex, I. 320; etymology; descent of the manor, 327; Hadley Green; the village and common; Hadley Wood; Gladsmore Heath, or Monken Mead; Dead Man's Bottom; St. Mary's Church, Hadley, 328; two historic trees; the Priory; almshouses; noted residents; population, 329
Hadley Common, Barnet, I. 349, 366; the Battle of Barnet, 319
Hadley Green, Middlesex, I. 316, 327, 328 Hainault Forest, I. 349, 423, 424, 426, 427, 433, 450, 457; its situation, boundaries, and extent, 489; etymology; its owner- ship by the Abbey of Barking; it passes to the Crown; its subsequent disposal; disafforested; the hamlet of Barking Side; census returns, 490; Holy Trinity Church; Dr. Barnardo's Homes for Friendless Children; the " Maypole"
inn. 491; the Fairlop Oak and Fairlop Fair, 491, 492, 493. 494, 495 Hale End, Walthamstow, I. 465 Hale, Sir Matthew, I. 11, 12, 13, 15 Hales, Dr. Stephen, incumbent of Ted-
dington, Pope's friendship for, I. 128 Halfway Street, Bexley, II. 50, 51, 54 Haling, Croydon, II. 152, 173, 179; dis- tinguished residents at Haling House,
Hall, Mr. S. C., the author, II. 286 Hall Place, Bexley, II. 51, 56 Ha'l, The, Loughton, I. 447 Hall Ville, Plaistow, I. 510 Hallam, Henry, the historian, II. 110 Hallam, Mrs. Anne, actress, II. 528 Hallet, the cabinet-maker, and purchaser of Canons estate, I. 294 Halliday, Sir Andrew, physician, I. 141 Halliford, Middlesex, I. 176 Ham, Surrey; situation, II. 316; boun- daries of Ham-with-Hatch; etymology; descent of the manor; Anne of Cleves; John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale, and Lady Dysart; Ham House; Leigh Hunt's description, 317; the avenue of elms; Tennyson's lines, 318; situation of the house; Sir Thomas Vavasour, its buil- der, 319; its successive owners; Lady Dysart, afterwards Duchess of Lauder- dale; the "Cabal" Ministry, 320; in- terior of the house, 320, 321; members of the Cabal, 321; death of the Duchess of Lauderdale; the Duke of Argyll and Greenwich; the gardens and grounds; Horace Walpole's description of a visit, 322; Queen Charlotte's im- pression of the mansion; Lady Dysart, Bishop Blomfield, and the Duke of Clarence; Ham Walks, 323; the village and church; Ham Common and the National Orphan Home, 324
Ham House, II. 317; the avenue of elms; the red-brick mansion, 318; said to be built for Henry, Prince of Wales, 319; its successive owners, 320; interior of the mansion, 320, 321; Queen Charlotte's impressions of the house, 323 Hamilton, Duchess of, I. 93. 166 Hamilton, Lady, and Lord Nelson, II. 519-524
Hammersmith Suspension Bridge, II. 457 Hammersmith turnpike trust, Value of the, 1. 29 Hampton, I. 132; early mention of the place; Cardinal Wolsey's lease of the place for Hampton Court; extent of the manor; the parish church, 133; eminent persons buried here; its parochial chari- ties, 134; its inns and tavern signs, 134, 135; Hampton races; bridge across the Thames; incident of a royal visit; the Thames Angling Preservation Society, 135; the water supply from the Thames, 136; quantity taken from the river daily; New Hampton; its churches; vicars of
Hampton; Garrick's villa; Hampton House, 136; Angelo on Garrick's villa; early days of Garrick, 137; his wife, 137, 138; a Shakespearian jubilee ; death of Garrick; epigrams on him, 138; anec- dotes of Garrick, 138-140; his widow; present state of Garrick's villa, 140; Sir Christopher Wren; other residents at Hampton; Sir Richard Steele, 141; Hampton Wick; Edward Wortley Mo.- tagu, 142
Hampton Court Palace; Cardinal Wo!- sey's choice of a residence at, I. 142; original copy of his lease, 142, 143; re- building the manor-house; little of Wol- sey's building now remains, 143; the ancient building; curious items of the wages of the workmen employed; number of persons kept at Hampton by Wolsey, 144; some account of Wolsey, 144, 145; his rapid advancement, 145; his pomp and style of living; Dr. John- son's character of Wolsey; the young Lord Percy and Anne Boleyn, 146; Anne Boleyn's dislike of Wolsey; Hamp- ton Court presented to the king; incident of Wolsey's wealth; Wolsey's occasional residence at Hampton Court, 147; account of his feast here to the French ambassadors, 147-149; Mr. Howitt on Wolsey; Henry VIII.'s resi- dence at Hampton Court for the rest of his life; Edward VI.'s residence here, 149; the 'fair Geraldine," 149, 150; Henry Carey and a woman's promise, 150, 151; Mary and Philip reside here; the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Savoy, 151; Mary's death, 151, 152; Queen Elizabeth keeps Christmas at Hampton; her Maids of Honour"; her style of living at Hampton Court, 152; James I. at home here, 153; re- markable events transacted here; Charles I.'s residence here, 153; Oliver Crom- well's behaviour here, 153, 154; Charles II. and Catharine of Braganza, 154, 155 James II. at Hampton Court; William III. and Queen Mary's resi- dence; the king's death, 155; Queen Anne's occupation of the palace; George I. and II. dislike the palace, 156; Miss Chudleigh; Dr. Johnson's request for a residence at Hampton Court; the Prince of Orange's abode here; other residents at the palace, 157; early reminiscences of the palace, 158; description of the building; the principal entrance; Wol- sey's courts, 159; the Clock Tower Court, 160; a curious time-piece, 160, 161; the Great Hall, 161-163; the tapestry, 163; theatrical entertainments given in the hall, 163, 164; the With- drawing room; the Kitchen Court; the Fountain Court, 164; the chapel, 164, 165; the State apartments, 165; the
Beauty" Room; the Tapestry Gallery, 166; the cartoons of Raffaele, 167; the gardens, 168; the vine; the Wilderness and maze; the Home Park; the Royal Stud-house, 170; narrow escape of the palace, 171
Hampton Court and East Moulsey, Bridge connecting incident of a stag-hunt at, I. 135; the railway station, II. 281 Hampton Green, I. 141 Hampton House, afterwards Garrick's villa, I. 136; its preservation, 140, 141; statue of Shakespeare in the garden, 137, 140
Hampton race-course, I. 135
Hampton Wick, I. 142, 170; the parish church, 142 Handel, the composer, and the Har- monious Blacksmith," I. 284, 285. 296
Hanger Lane, Ealing, I. 21 Hanger Vale, Ealing, I. 21
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