The History of the Mansion House

by Sydney Perks

Overview

Originally published in 1922, this book contains a history of Mansion House, the home and office of the Lord Mayor of London. Perks provides detailed background of the site and its history, and many photographs and plans of the house and its interior are included in the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of London and its buildings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107456532
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

1. The Walbrook; 2. The stocks market; 3. Market rents and tenants; 4. St Mary Woolchurch-Haw; 5. St Stephen, Walbrook; 6. The statue; 7. The stocks market after the fire; 8. The surveys after the fire; 9. Purchase of property; 10. The plans for the mansion house; 11. The building of the mansion house; 12. Work during the nineteenth century; 13. The rooms in the mansion house. The dance family; Appendix I. Sheriffs' fines; Appendix II. The re-building of London after the Great Fire of 1666; Index; Plans.