Hebden, Sir John, 233.
Heine, Heinrich, 270.
Henderson, John, 245.
Henry III. shelters at Durham House, 5, 251.
Henry V. at Durham House, 6, 251.
Henry VIII. appropriates Durham House, 9-10;
instals Cranmer here, 11;
feasts at Durham House, 12, 251.
Herbert, J.R., 242.
Herbert, Lord, 15.
Herbert, Philip, Earl of Pembroke, 36.
Herringman, Henry, 29.
Hewson, Hugh, 245.
Hill, Aaron, 247.
Hill, Sir Rowland, 120.
Hill, Thomas ("Paul Pry"), 182.
Hilton, William, 242.
Holland, James, 242.
Hood, Thomas, 183.
Hook, Theodore, 182.
Horace's Art of Poetry, 29.
Hôtel Métropole, 269.
Hotel Victoria, 269.
Howard, Henry, 251.
Howard, Lady Elizabeth, 252.
Howard, Lord William, 12.
Howard, Thomas, 252.
Howson, John, Bishop of Durham, 36.
Hume, David, 244-245.
Hunt, Leigh, 7, 42, 226, 269.
Irving, Henry, 141, 212.
Ivy Lane, 186-187.
James I., 18, 22, 26, 225, 251.
James, William, Bishop of Durham, 26, 36.
Jane Shore, 247.
Jansen, Bernard, 253.
Jerrold, Douglas, 57-63.
Jesse, J.H., 229.
Johnson, Samuel, 103, 121-123, 138, 141, 147, 148;
his praise of Garrick, 152;
he attends Mrs Garrick's famous dinner party, 153-158;
his first meeting with Mrs Garrick after her husband's death, 160;
he pays a morning visit to her house and gives advice to
Hannah More, 161;
banks with Coutts, 212.
Jonathan's Coffee House, 88.
Jones, Inigo, 236.
Jonson, Ben, 220.
Kean, Edmund, 200.
Keeley, Robert, 58.
Killaloe, Bishop of, 157.
King, Tom, 147.
Kingston, Anthony, 12.
Kippis, Andrew, 121, 122.
Kitchener, Lord, 215.
Kneller, Godfrey, 40.
Königsmark, Count, 255-257.
Lamb, Charles, 183.
Lancaster, Duchy of, its Adelphi boundary, 186.
Laud, Archbishop, 222.
Lauderdale, Earl of, 97.
Lawrence, Sir Thomas, 212.
Leicester, Earl of, 6.
Lennox, Duke of, 220.
Lewes, Lee, 148.
Lewis, "Gentleman," 148.
Linton, Sir James D., 215.
Liston, John, 182.
Livingstone, David, 212.
London, the city of, opposes the New Exchange, 22;
opposes the embankment of the Adelphi, 79.
London, the Mayor of, the aldermen and their wives entertained at
Durham House in 1540, 13.
Londonderry, Lord, 212.
Lyon, Emma (Lady Hamilton), 176-178.
Macartney, Lord, 210, 212.
Maclise, Daniel, 242.
Malton, Thomas, 76.
Manchester, Earl of, 255.
Man of Mode, The, 29.
Maria, Queen Henrietta, 223-224.
Mary, Queen, 10, 219.
Mathew, Archbishop, 222.
Mathew, Tobias, Bishop of Durham, 18.
Mathew, Tobie, 26.
Mathews, Charles, the Elder, 271.
Mathews, Charles J., 58.
Maude, Cyril, 272.
Mellon, Harriot (Duchess of St Albans), 200, 202-204, 213-214.
Middleton, George, 193-194.
Miller, Thomas, 188.
Monk, Colonel George (Duke of Albemarle), 64-71, 255.
Montague, Mrs, 159.
Moody, John, 148.
More, Hannah, Mr and Mrs Garrick's friendship for her, 126, 128-138;
begs Garrick to write her the prologue to Percy, 131;
his gracious reply, 132;
presented by Garrick with his "Felix Buckles," 133;
visits Hampton with the Garricks, and meets many celebrities at
their house, 133;
Garrick writes to her, 134-135;
production of Percy, 136;
dines with Garrick's "sour crout party" in the Adelphi, 138;
Garrick carries her dinner to her, 138;
meets many celebrities in company with Garrick, 139;
her first visit to Mrs Garrick after the death of the great
actor, 141-144;
her description of a famous dinner party, 153-154;
her life with Mrs Garrick, 158-163;
Johnson's advice to her, 161;
attends St Clement Dane's, 162;
her "complete holiday" in the Adelphi, 163;
Mrs Garrick's letter to her, 163;
her gratitude to Mr and Mrs Garrick, 164.
Morning Advertiser, the (1771), 79.
Morning Chronicle, the, 183.
Munday, Anthony, 22.
Munro, Dr Thomas, 181.
Naval Architects, Institution of, 215.
Nelson, Lord, 211, 212.
Northampton House, 251-253.
Northumberland Avenue, 265-269.
Northumberland House, 250-268.
Norwich, Bishop of, 8.
Ogle, Earl of, 255.
Oldys, William, 19.
Osborn's Hotel, 180-181, 183-185.
Ossory, Earl of, 147.
Othello, the first edition published in the New Exchange, 28.
Otho, the papal legate, 4.
Otway, Thomas, 29.
Pall Mall, murder in, 256.
Palmer, John, 148.
Palmerston, Viscount, 147.
Parsons, Wm., 147.
"Pasquin, Anthony," 248.
Paul Pry, 182.
Peacock, Edwin E., 215.
Pembroke, Earl of, 251.
Pennant, Thomas, his account
of London referred to, 7, 8, 14, 15, 48, 250.
Pepys, Samuel, 29, 37, 38, 39, 52, 67, 229-233, 241.
Percy, Algernon, 252, 254.
Percy, Dr, 157, 259, 263.
Percy, Hannah More's tragedy, 126, 131, 133, 135-138.
Percy, Josceline, 255.
Percy, Lady Elizabeth, 255, 257-258.
Peter the Great, 243-244.
Phillips, John, 245.
Pickwick, scene in the Adelphi, 183-185.
Pictures at Northumberland House, 263-265.
Pictures at York House, 223.
Pinkerton, John, 198.
Pitt, William, 212, 269.
Playhouse, the, 272.
Ponings, Sir Thomas, 12.
Poole, John, 182.
Pope, Alexander, 212.
Portugal, King of, 212.
Power, Moore's publisher, 245.
Puckering, Sir John, 221.
Pulteney, Richard, 97.
Quacks, 71, 120, 172-181.
Quick, John, 148.
Quincey, De, Thomas, 183.
Rackett, Thomas, 167.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 16-20, 73.
Ratford, Thomas, 64.
Read, Sir William, 71-72.
Rehearsal, The, 227.
Reid, Whitelaw, 215.
Rejected Addresses, the, 270.
Reynolds, Sir Joshua, 102, 138, 150, 154-157, 210, 270.
Rigby, Richard, 147.
Roberts, Earl, 215.
Romney, Lord, 101, 103, 110.
Rose, Sir George, 272.
Rounceval, St Mary, 250-251.
Rousseau, Jean Jacques, 244-245.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 181.
Sa, don Pantaleon de, 44-48.
Sackville, Charles, 244.
Salisbury, Robert (Lord), 21, 23, 25, 26.
Sandwich Islands, King and Queen of, 180-181.
Savage Club, 215, 217.
Scott, Sir Walter, 212.
Scott, Sir William, 122.
Seymour, Algernon, 258.
Seymour, Charles, 257-258.
Seymour, Sir Thomas, 12, 14-15.
Sharp, Granville, 84.
Sharrington, Sir William, 14.
Sheffield, Lord, 181.
She Would if She Could, 29.
Shipley, William, 100.
Siddons, Mrs, Shakespeare's gloves bequeathed to her by Garrick, 166.
Sidney, Philip, 16.
Sidney, Sir Henry, 16.
Sir Martin Marrall, 40.
Smith, Horatio ("Horace"), 270.
Smith, J.T., 242.
Smith, James, 270, 272.
Smith, "Strata," 245.
Smith, W.F.D., 212.
Smithson, Sir Hugh, 258, 262.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 269.
Somerset, Earl of, 221.
Spain, Queen of, 212.
Spectator, the (Addison's), 30.
Spencer, Earl, 147.
Spencer, Lady, 159.
Spencer, Lord Charles, 147.
Standard, The, 267.
Stanfield, Clarkson, 242.
Starkie, Susan, 200.
State Papers, the, 21, 30, 44.
Steele, Richard, 247.
Stephen, Thomas, 196.
Stone, Nicholas, 236.
Stormont, Viscount, 97.
Stothard, Thomas, 242.
Stow, John, his Survey referred to, 6, 12, 22, 186, 218, 250.
Stowell, Baron, 122.
Strand, the, its ancient state, 249-250.
Strype, John, 36, 187, 219.
Stuart, John, 245.
Suckling, Sir John, 253.
Suffolk, Earl of, 252.
Suffolk House, 252.
Surrey, Earl of, 12.
Syon House, 94, 264.
Tatler, The (1709), 40.
Tennyson, Alfred, 212.
"Three Crowns in the Strand," the, 194, 208.
Three Graces, the, 201.
Thynne, Thomas, 255-257.
Timbs, John, 187.
Toole, John Lawrence, 182.
Trayleman, John, 227.
Trivia, Gay's, 71.
Tunstall, Cuthbert, Bishop of Durham, 10, 15.
Turk's Head, the, 138.
Turner, J.H., 242.
Twain, Mark, 215.
Tyrconnel, Duchess of (the "White Milliner"), 49-63.
Venetian Ambassador, the, 24.
Vernon (actor), 147.
Vesey, Mrs, 159.
Vestris, Madame, 57, 58.
Victoria, Queen, 120, 212.
Villiers Street, 247-248.
Vining, James, 58.
Voltaire, 41-43, 248.
Wales, Prince of (1874), 103.
Walkley, Thomas, the first publisher of Othello, 28.
Waller, Sir William, 255.
Walpole, Horace, 49, 51, 79, 92, 98, 162, 174.
Ward, Joshua, 120.
Wellington, the Duke of, 212.
Wellwood, James, 244.
Westminster, city of, its Adelphi boundary, 186.
West, Benjamin, 212.
Wheatley, Henry B., The Adelphi and its Site, 89, 245.
"White Milliner," the (Frances Jennings, Duchess of Tyrconnel), 49-63.
White Milliner, The, Douglas Jerrold's play, 57-63.
William IV., 212.
Wilson, Thomas, 26, 35, 72-73.
Wine licenses granted in the Adelphi in 1675, 38.
Wood, Anthony, 40.
Worcester House, 8.
Wycherley, William, 30.
Yates, Richard, 147.
York, Archbishop of, 8.
York House, 8, 219-234.
York Water-Gate, 235-239.
York Water-Works, 239-241.
Zara, 247-248.
Zucchi, Antonio, 215.
The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood
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A narrative history of the area around the Strand in London combines topographical description, architectural detail, and local anecdotes. It follows the rebuilding of a riverside terrace by the Adam brothers, describes terraces, cottages, and the semi-circular arches beneath the street, and explains how subterranean passages and vaults have been used as workshops, cellars, and secret routes. The account mixes archival records and illustrations with human-interest sketches—covering wine-filled vaults, royal connections, curious rights-of-way, and literary associations—and situates social and cultural life within the changing urban fabric.