Streets of London - 1800 - How People Lived

Discover the streets of London as they were in 1800. Take a trip back in time to this romantic period through the antique illustrations and stories.

The antique plates and descriptions are republished from the many issues of The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics (1809 - 1822) by Rudolph Ackermann. Also included is an antique map from 1848 that can be used as a guide to navigate these historic regions.

This publication has been divided into five geographic areas:

REGION 1
Carlton Palace [House]

REGION 2
Waterloo Place
Regent Street [New Street]
Pall Mall
Haymarket
Charles Street
Cockspur
Charing Crossing
Leicester Place
Piccadilly
St. James

REGION 3
Whitehall
Westminster Abbey

REGION 4
Portman Square
Grosvenor Square
Hanover Square
Berkeley Square
Cavendish Square
Manchester Square
Portland Place
Soho Square
Regent Street

REGION 5
Covent Garden
Blackfriars Bridge
New Bridge Street
Cheapside
Lothbury
Bartholomew Lane
Southwark Bridge
Fish Street Hill
Leadenhall Street
Mark Lane