Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . Saint Ethelburga the Virgin in Bishopsgate, associated with Henry Hudson, whonamed the Hudson River. The American will surely visit Westminster Abbey, wherehe can see the window placed there in memory of Rev. Phi
Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland .. connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic; . Saint Ethelburga the Virgin in Bishopsgate, associated with Henry Hudson, whonamed the Hudson River. The American will surely visit Westminster Abbey, wherehe can see the window placed there in memory of Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop ofMassachusetts, the bust of Longfellow by Brock, placed there by his English ad-mirers, and the medallion and stained-glass window to commemorate James RussellLowell. There is also a monument in Westminster, beneath the Tower, to ViscountHowe, erected by the Province of Massachusetts, while still a British colony. Gen-eral Burgoyne, who capitulated to General Gates at Saratoga, is buried in theNorth Walk of the Cloisters of the Abbey. Ralph Waldo Emerson spent a night in Carlyles House at 25 Cheyne Row,Chelsea, while visiting the city, and there is an interesting tablet and monumentin Southwark Cathedral to William Emerson, a supposed ancestor. WashingtonIrving lodged in Bartholomew Close and was fond of exploring the nooks andcrannies of Canonbury o Q o O ou QQ o ow c«O w wfflH O •^5 ? S ^ £ 8 NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT 147 The Chelsea Public Library contains a bust of Henry James and the ChelseaParish Church has a memorial tablet in his honour. In front of the Royal Exchange is a statue of George Peabody by Story, a stonenear the west end of the nave of Westminster Abbey marking the spot where theremains of this American philanthropist lay before being removed to lived in Eaton Square. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, seems to have lodged in HollandHouse in Charles IIs reign, having lived also at No. 21 Norfolk St., St
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