. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . fords accom-modation for 5266 auditors, and 1000 performers, and the organ placedwithin it is the largest in the world. All the collections at South Kensingtonare open free on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, from 10 to 10 ,but on other days the Museum closes at 4, 5, or 6 , a fee of 6^. beingcharc;ed for admission. r % ST. JAMESS PARK. This is the oldest London Park. It was first enclosed by Henry VIII.,then laid out by Le Notre, the famous French landscape gardener,
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . fords accom-modation for 5266 auditors, and 1000 performers, and the organ placedwithin it is the largest in the world. All the collections at South Kensingtonare open free on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays, from 10 to 10 ,but on other days the Museum closes at 4, 5, or 6 , a fee of 6^. beingcharc;ed for admission. r % ST. JAMESS PARK. This is the oldest London Park. It was first enclosed by Henry VIII.,then laid out by Le Notre, the famous French landscape gardener, forCharles I., and finally remodelled, as we see it now, by Nash, in thebeginning of this century. It is small, but in beauty it yields not to any ofthe larger Parks. One of its finest features is a sheet of ornamental water,upon which the aquatic fowl of every kind, bred by the OrnithologicalSociety, disport themselves, affording considerable amusement to thepublic. The Park abounds in fine views, the lofty trees forming a most appro-priate , imparting an air of picturesqueness even to buildings. M which, as works of arcliitecture, would hardly attract attention. Standingupon the bridge which spans the lake, we obtain a fine view of IkCKiNi;-HAM Pal.\ce, the residence of Her Majesty when she honours London withher presence. Looking in the opposite direction, the eye embraces thenoble pile of the new Government Office, and ranges thence to the (juaintturret surmounting the Horse Guards, and the two monumental columns,one surmounted by a statue of Lord Nelson, whose memory will endure aslong as England is proud of her naval supremacy, the other dedicated tothe Duke of York. On a clear day a glimpse may even be obtained of thedome of St. Pauls if we take a station in the western portion of the Park. Abroad avenue of elm, lime, and plane trees, known as the Mall, from a gameat ball formerly played there, separates the inner enclosure of the Park fromSt. James
Size: 1861px × 1343px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectrailroa, bookyear1885
