by a pair of tusks, with the tips joined and pointing downwards, and having above, at the roots of these, a metal plate with a ring by which the object was hung. At the back, on the wood, there is a pricked inscription said to read: "Wm. Broke: Landlord of the Bore's Hedde Estchepe A.D. 1566." The eccentric spelling, the date, and the whole relic appearance of this suggests it to be a fabrication of the post-W. H. Ireland period 66 The planning of the approaches to New London Bridge that occasioned this great 'local change was the subject of much discussion and many pamphlets. Particularly active was George Allen, an architect at 69 Tooley Street, who issued plans, circulars, memorials, and designs innumerable. An allied subject is the history of the chapel in Miles Lane; and, if we come to minute detail, the circulars, cards, and engraved bill-heads of the fishing-tackle shops of Crooked Lane are of interest. Other than the church, the dominant attraction was the Boar's Head at No. 2 Great Eastcheap, the site of which is covered by the statue of William IV. On its demolition in June, 1831, 1077. 108. compensation was paid to Messrs. Hooper & Sharland, its proprietors, so the popular tradition that this was the pre-Great-Fire inn miraculously preserved was not esteemed very highly. To this inn, however, came Washington Irving on a hopeful pilgrimage, and on this, as well as on a more recent search for relics of the original Boar's Head, I would refer the reader to a delightful essay, The Quest of a Cup,' contained in a volume of appreciations of things English by Miss Alice Brown, published by Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1896. There is encouragement for present-day exploration in the fact that the frontages behind the statue are only outer shells screening some post-Great-Fire buildings and relics. I can specially recommend to attention the narrow court; but prompt action is necessary as all this site is scheduled for rebuilding. ALECK ABRAHAMS. PRINCIPAL LONDON COFFEE-HOUSES, TAVERNS, AND INNS 1709 1710 1711 1730 1745 1748 St. James's Street, next to St. James's Coffee House 22 Aldermanbury 1751 Thornbury, ii. 250, 252. Hare, i. 295; Larwood, p. 217; Thornbury, ii. 161, 168. Thornbury, v. 21. Addison's Tatler, Mar. 18. Addison's Tatler, Nos. 147, 256. Swift's Journal,' Jan. 6. Fielding's Temple Beau,' Act I. sc. iii. Life of Mrs. Cibber,' reprinted 1887, p. 12. Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., ' N. & Q.,' Dec. 9, 1916. Fielding's Amelia,' iii. 10. 1752 Humphrey's Memoirs,' p. 216: Cunningham, p. 194; Smollett's Adventures of an Atom.' Upper End of Haymarket Pall Mall 1752 1756 Corner of Strand and Devereaux Court 1737 J. Fielding's Duke of Newcastle's Police.' Fielding's Eurydice,' a farce. 1739 Shenstone's Works,' iii. 1. Shelley's Inns,' p. 24. George and Boar Inn George and Vulture N.E. corner of George Yard, 1748 Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., ' N. & Q.,' Dec. 9, 1916, p. 461; Harben's Dic tionary of London,' 1918, p. 256; Larwood, p. 289. Thornbury, v. 553. MacMichael's Charing Cross,' pp. 89, 90. by a pair of tusks, with the tips joined and pointing downwards, and having above, at the roots of these, a metal plate with a ring by which the object was hung. At the back, on the wood, there is a pricked inscription · said to read : "Wm. Broke: Landlord of the Bore's Hedde Estchepe A.D. 1566." The eccentric spelling, the date, and the whole "" relic appearance of this suggests it to be a fabrication of the post-W. H. Ireland period 66 The planning of the approaches to New London Bridge that occasioned this great 'local change was the subject of much discussion and many pamphlets. Particularly active was George Allen, an architect at 69 Tooley Street, who issued plans, circulars, memorials, and designs innumerable. An allied subject is the history of the chapel in Miles Lane; and, if we come to minute detail, the circulars, cards, and engraved bill-heads of the fishing-tackle shops of Crooked Lane are of interest. Other than the church, the dominant attraction was the Boar's Head at No. 2 Great Eastcheap, the site of which is covered by the statue of William IV. On its demolition in June, 1831, 1077. 10s. compensation was paid to Messrs. Hooper & Sharland, its proprietors, so the popular tradition that this was the pre-Great-Fire inn miraculously preserved was not esteemed very highly. To this inn, however, came Washington Irving on a hopeful pilgrimage, and on this, as well as on a more recent search for relics of the original Boar's Head, I would refer the reader to a delightful essay, 'The Quest of a Cup,' contained in a volume of appreciations of things English by Miss Alice Brown, published by Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1896. There is encouragement for present-day exploration in the fact that the frontages behind the statue are only outer shells screening some post-Great-Fire buildings and relics. I can specially recommend to attention the narrow court; but prompt action is necessary as all this site is scheduled for rebuilding. ALECK ABRAHAMS. PRINCIPAL LONDON COFFEE-HOUSES, TAVERNS, AND INNS George and Blue Boar Inn George and Vulture N.E. corner of George Yard, 1748 Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., ' N. & Q.,' 256; Dec. 9, 1916, p. 461; Harben's Dictionary of London,' 1918, p. Larwood, p. 289. Thornbury, v. 553. MacMichael's Charing Cross,' pp. 89, 90. Cunningham, p. 239. Roach's L.P.P., p. 47. Daily Advertiser, Jan. 4. Masson's Memoir of Goldsmith,' 1869. Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., ' N. & Q‹‚ ̈ ̈ Roach's L.P.P., p. 54. Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., ' N. &Q.,” Dec. 9, 1916, p. 461. Hickey, i. 130; ii. 97; Shelley's ' p. 179. Thornbury, ii. 317. 1793 1794 Jerusalem J. PAUL DE CASTRO. by a pair of tusks, with the tips joined and pointing downwards, and having above, at the roots of these, a metal plate with a ring by which the object was hung. At the back, on the wood, there is a pricked inscription said to read: "Wm. Broke: Landlord of the Bore's Hedde Estchepe A.D. 1566." The eccentric spelling, the date, and the whole appearance of this "relic" suggests it to be a fabrication of the post-W. H. Ireland period The planning of the approaches to New London Bridge that occasioned this great local change was the subject of much discussion and many pamphlets. Particularly active was George Allen, an architect at 69 Tooley Street, who issued plans, circulars, memorials, and designs innumerable. An allied subject is the history of the chapel in Miles Lane; and, if we come to minute detail, the circulars, cards, and engraved bill-heads of the fishing-tackle shops of Crooked Lane are of interest. Other than the church, the dominant attraction was the Boar's Head at No. 2 Great Eastcheap, the site of which is covered by the statue of William IV. On its demolition in June, 1831, 1077. 10s. compensation was paid to Messrs. Hooper & Sharland, its proprietors, so the popular tradition that this was the pre-Great-Fire inn miraculously preserved was not esteemed very highly. To this inn, however, came Washington Irving on a hopeful pilgrimage, and on this, as well as on a more recent search for relics of the original Boar's Head, I would refer the reader to a delightful essay, 'The Quest of a Cup,' contained in a volume of appreciations of things English by Miss Alice Brown, published by Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1896. There is encouragement for present-day exploration in the fact that the frontages behind the statue are only outer shells screening some post-Great-Fire buildings and relics. I can specially recommend to attention the narrow court; but prompt action is necessary as all this site is scheduled for rebuilding. ALECK ABRAHAMS. PRINCIPAL LONDON COFFEE-HOUSES, TAVERNS, AND INNS George and Vulture N.E. corner of George Yard, 1748 Plan of Great Fire, R. E. A. C., N. & Q.,' 1767 Dec. 9, 1916, p. 461; Harben's 'Dictionary of London,' 1918, p. 256; Larwood, p. 289. Thornbury, v. 553. MacMichael's Charing Cross,' pp. 89, 90. |