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AdelphiTheatre 28 Dec 2004 - 01:33 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Adelphi Theatre 411, TheStrand " T he old house, the least convenient and the most popular in London, has been pulled down. The present building is handsome and ...
AlfredBlanchard 29 Dec 2004 - 02:54 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Alfred Napier Blanchard Canvasser, resident of Ascot, near modern Birmingham. On October 5, Blanchard told the assembled at his local pub (the Fox and Goose) that ...
Area 27 Dec 2004 - 22:32 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Area An open, sunken space next to a building; an areaway. A small sunken area allowing access or light and air to basement doors or windows. An often ...
BenjaminDisraeli 29 Dec 2004 - 20:29 - r2 ChrisLehrich
Benjamin Disraeli (1804 81) PrimeMinister, ToryParty, 1868, 1874 1880 Also a distinguished author. See Schoolnet for a sketch. See The Victorian Web for a better ...
BritishCurrency 29 Dec 2004 - 13:56 - r2 ChrisLehrich
British Currency The Victorian Web, based on careful analysis, recommends estimating value by multiplying costs by 67x in 1880 and 72x in 1890; perhaps 70x would be ...
BritishMuseum 29 Dec 2004 - 08:57 - NEW ChrisLehrich
The British Museum " Museum, British , Great Russell street, Bloomsbury . Free. With the year 1879 this institution commenced a new era. For a century it was scarcely ...
CharlesBooth 28 Dec 2004 - 06:48 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Charles Booth For a detailed biography, see the LSE site on Booth. ChrisLehrich 28 Dec 2004 This page is linked to by:
ChasBaker 28 Dec 2004 - 02:15 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Chas. Baker Co.'s Stores Limited "GENTLEMEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHING to measure or ready for Immediate wear. COMPLETE OUTFITTING: Hosiery: Shirts: Hats: Books: Etc ...
ChristopherSykes 29 Dec 2004 - 00:24 - NEW ChrisLehrich
The Honourable Christopher Sykes Known as Xtopher, or The Great Xtopher. Friend of HRH the PrinceOfWales. “Sykes used to submit, with a frozen impassivity that only ...
CleopatrasNeedle 29 Dec 2004 - 09:05 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Cleopatra's Needle "This obelisk of ancient Egypt, which has been left lying so long half buried in the sand at Alexandria, is now about to be made an ornament to ...
DeathAndDying 28 Dec 2004 - 02:26 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Death and Dying There is some marvelous material from Cassel's Household Guide which you can read at The Victorian Dictionary. See also JaysLondon General Mourning ...
EgyptianHall 28 Dec 2004 - 01:10 - r3 TrevisMartin
Egyptian Hall of Mystery Picadilly between St. James and Duke Streets, backing onto Jermyn Street. At the Egyptian Hall, stage magicians GeorgeACooke and JohnNevilMaskelyne ...
FinancialMatters 29 Dec 2004 - 13:47 - r2 ChrisLehrich
Financial Matters At The Victorian Web, there is an excellent table of costs for 1888. Lee Jackson has recently gone to a great deal of trouble compiling material ...
FrederickBaileyDeeming 29 Dec 2004 - 03:00 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Frederick Bailey Deeming (1842 1892) Sometimes suspected as Jack the Ripper, Deeming was unquestionably insane and violent. He sometimes acted very strangely, and ...
GeorgeACooke 27 Dec 2004 - 22:43 - r2 TrevisMartin
George A. Cooke Stage magician, 1825–1904, worked a double act with JohnNevilMaskelyne (1839–1917) at their EgyptianHall. Maskelyne and Cooke billed themselves as ...
GeorgeChapman 29 Dec 2004 - 03:21 - NEW ChrisLehrich
George Chapman (1865 1903) "Born as Severin Antoniovich Klosowski in the Polish village of Nargornak on December 14, 1865 to Antonio and Emile Klosowski. His father ...
HelenaBlavatsky 29 Dec 2004 - 15:44 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky "H.P.B." (1831 91) Founder of Theosophy . The Blavatsky Study Center will give a pretty good start. Peter Washington's Madame Blavatsky ...
HintsToHouseholders 27 Dec 2004 - 22:41 - r2 TrevisMartin
Hints to Householders Some useful information for those residing in London. Householders, Hints to. Never take for granted the report of the house agent or of ...
JaysLondon 28 Dec 2004 - 02:28 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Jay's London General Mourning Warehouse RegentStreet "...an establishment which dates from the year 1841, and which during that period has never ceased to increase ...
JohnNevilMaskelyne 27 Dec 2004 - 22:43 - r2 TrevisMartin
John Nevil Maskelyne Stage magician, 1839–1917, worked a double act with GeorgeACooke (1825–1904) at their EgyptianHall. Maskelyne and Cooke billed themselves as ...
JosephBarnett 29 Dec 2004 - 02:19 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Joseph Barnett (1858 1926) Born in 1858 and raised in 4 Hairbrain Court, less than a mile from the heart of Whitechapel . Joseph's father, himself a fish porter ...
LondonHouseholds 28 Dec 2004 - 19:46 - NEW ChrisLehrich
London Households It's really amazing how much one had to know to run a successful household. This list of subtopics is only a beginning. HintsToHouseholders ...
LordRosebery 29 Dec 2004 - 18:26 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847 1929) PrimeMinister: 5 March 1894 22 June 1895 See The Victorian Web for an overview; he wasn't in power that ...
LordSalisbury 29 Dec 2004 - 18:17 - r3 ChrisLehrich
Lord Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3d Marquess of Salisbury (1830 1903), PrimeMinister from the ConservativeParty in 1885, 1886 1891, and 1895 1902 ...
MarlboroughHouse 29 Dec 2004 - 09:27 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Marlborough House It was in 1850 that Marlborough House was settled upon the Prince of Wales, and since his Royal Highness's marriage, in 1863, it has been his town ...
MichaelOstrog 29 Dec 2004 - 03:50 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Michael Ostrog (1833 19??) (many aliases) "Mentioned for the first time as a suspect in the Macnaghten Memoranda {by Sir MelvilleMacnaghten}, which said the following ...
MontagueJohnDruitt 29 Dec 2004 - 03:07 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Montague John Druitt "A graduate of Winchester College and an avid sportsman who was discovered drowned in the Thames river on December 31, 1888. He is considered ...
PostOffice 29 Dec 2004 - 15:02 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Post Office The Post Office handles letters, small parcels, telegrams, etc. Letters c. One can generally assume that a letter posted will get to its destination ...
PrimeMinister 29 Dec 2004 - 18:24 - r2 ChrisLehrich
Prime Minister The head of the British government. His offices are at number TenDowningStreet. BenjaminDisraeli 27 February 1868 1 December 1868 Tory ...
PrinceOfWales 29 Dec 2004 - 00:37 - NEW ChrisLehrich
HRH Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales Edward, eldest son of QueenVictoria and PrinceAlbert was born in BuckinghamPalace in 1841. He was educated privately and at ...
RailwayMap 29 Dec 2004 - 20:21 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Railway Map of London, 1899 ChrisLehrich 30 Dec 2004
RecordOffice 29 Dec 2004 - 09:43 - NEW ChrisLehrich
The Record Office Fetter lane, FleetStreet. Later known as the Public Record Office "THE RECORD OFFICE. This building, for the safe custody of important state documents ...
RobertPeel 29 Dec 2004 - 18:14 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Sir Robert Peel (1788 1850) PrimeMinister: 10 December 1834 8 April 1835; 30 August 1841 29 June 1846 BenjaminDisraeli said that Peel was the "burglar of ...
Servants 29 Dec 2004 - 16:06 - r3 ChrisLehrich
Servants Everyone of any means has servants in London, be it only a Maid of all Work who comes in every couple of days to help the mistress of the house, or who comes ...
Society 29 Dec 2004 - 10:17 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Society Population "Area and Population 1896 "London, within the Registrar General's Tables of Mortality 116¾ sq. Miles 4,411,710 population "Administrative ...
SomersetHouse 29 Dec 2004 - 09:35 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Somerset House TheStrand "Somerset House was formerly palace of the Protector Somerset, whose residence fell to the crown upon his execution; subsequently to that ...
TemperanceLeagues 28 Dec 2004 - 08:02 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Temperance Leagues WilliamBooth and the SalvationArmy ChrisLehrich 28 Dec 2004 This page is linked to by:
TheAdelphi 28 Dec 2004 - 01:14 - NEW ChrisLehrich
The Adelphi "Comprises three or four streets of the south side of TheStrand and the handsome Adelphi ter race facing the river, and was built about the middle of ...
TheGuildhall 29 Dec 2004 - 09:19 - NEW ChrisLehrich
The Guildhall "Guildhall, which owes its present improved appearance (with the exception of its Gothic entrance) to Sir Christopher Wren, is a noble stone structure ...
ThomasBarnardo 29 Dec 2004 - 08:42 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Dr. Thomas Barnardo "Thomas John Barnardo (1845 1905) is a classically Victorian figure evangelical, entrepreneurial and philanthropic. His crusade to 'rescue children ...
VaudevilleTheatre 28 Dec 2004 - 01:50 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Vaudeville Theatre 404, TheStrand "One of the most successful little theatres in London. Almost every piece produced since the first opening of the theatre in 1870 ...
VictorianTechnology 28 Dec 2004 - 06:55 - NEW ChrisLehrich
Victorian Technology The Victorian Web: Technology Overview is marvelously detailed. ChrisLehrich 28 Dec 2004 This page is linked to by:
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