Survey of London: Volume 16, St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross

Describes the part of the parish at the north end of Whitehall, including the Admiralty, the Horse Guards, and old Scotland Yard.

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Survey of London: Volume 16, St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross, ed. G H Gater, E P Wheeler (London, 1935), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol16/pt1 [accessed 15 April 2025].

Survey of London: Volume 16, St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross. Edited by G H Gater, E P Wheeler (London, 1935), British History Online, accessed April 15, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol16/pt1.

Survey of London: Volume 16, St Martin-in-The-Fields I: Charing Cross. Ed. G H Gater, E P Wheeler (London, 1935), British History Online. Web. 15 April 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol16/pt1.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Plan pocket
Publishing and Survey committees iv-vi
Description of plates ix-xv
List of illustrations xvi-xix
Preface xxi-xxii
Early history of the west side of Whitehall and Charing Cross 1-4
The Tiltyard and the Horse Guards 5-16
Office of the Paymaster-General 17-27
Admiralty House 28-44
The Admiralty 45-70
Nos. 37 and 38, Charing Cross and Wallingford Garden 71-74
Nos. 39-41, Charing Cross and the Timber Yard 75-81
Site of Kirke House 82-86
Nos. 29 and 31, Spring Gardens and the White Horse 87-92
Site of Stanhope House 93-98
Site of Naunton House 99-103
Between Naunton House and the passage to Spring Gardens 104-110
The passage from Charing Cross to Spring Gardens 111-113
No. 53, Charing Cross and No. 21, Spring Gardens 114-117
Nos. 54 and 55, Charing Cross 118-119
No. 56, Charing Cross and No. 17, Spring Gardens 120-121
No. 57, Charing Cross and No. 15, Spring Gardens 122-126
No. 58-59, Charing Cross and Nos. 11 and 13, Spring Gardens 127-130
Nos. 60-64, Charing Cross and Nos. 3, 5, 7 and 9, Spring Gardens 131-135
Site of No. 65, Charing Cross 136-137
Site of No. 66, Charing Cross 138-140
Between No. 66, Charing Cross and the Cockspur Street entrance to Spring Gardens 141-145
Site of Nos. 25-34, Cockspur Street 146-149
Nos. 21-24, Cockspur Street and the Two Chairmen 150-153
Site of Nos. 13-20, Cockspur Street 154-157
Scotland Yard: Introduction 158-164
Scotland Yard: South of Whitehall Place 165-192
Whitehall Place: General 193
Nos. 1 and 2, Whitehall Place 194-196
Nos. 3-8, Whitehall Place 197-202
Scotland Yard: North of Whitehall Place 203-219
No. 1, Whitehall 220-221
Nos. 45 and 47, Whitehall 222-224
Site of the Hermitage of St. Katherine 225-231
Harrington House, Craig's Court 232-237
Nos. 8 and 9, Craig's Court 238-239
Between the Hermitage and the Hospital of St. Mary, Rounceval 240-257
The statue of Charles I and site of the Charing Cross 258-268
Appendix: The Charing Cross Street improvements 269-272
Index 273-296
Plate 1: Views of the old Horse Guards 1
Plate 2: The old Horse Guards, plans of ground and first floors 2
Plate 3: A perspective view of the west front of the Horse Guards 3
Plate 4: Horse Guards, elevation to the parade 4
Plate 5: The proposed Horse Guards, plan 5
Plate 6: The proposed Horse Guards, elevation and plan 6
Plate 7: The proposed Horse Guards, alternative treatments of Guard Boxes 7
Plate 8: The proposed Horse Guards, plans of central block 8
Plate 9: The proposed Horse Guards, section through central block 9
Plate 10: The proposed Horse Guards, elevation of north front 10
Plate 11: The proposed Horse Guards, sectional elevation, looking south 11
Plate 12: Horse Guards (1847), sections 12
Plate 13: Horse Guards, elevations of stables block 13
Plate 14: Horse Guards, sections of north stable block 14
Plate 15: Horse Guards, elevation to Parade 15
Plate 16: Horse Guards, elevation of central block to Parade 16
Plate 17: Horse Guards, central block, entrance to covered way from Parade 17
Plate 18: Horse Guards, general view from Whitehall 18
Plate 19: Horse Guards, central block and courtyard from Whitehall 19
Plate 20: Horse Guards, exterior views 20
Plate 21: Horse Guards, exterior views 21
Plate 22: Horse Guards, interior views 22
Plate 23: Horse Guards, Commander-in-Chief's room, formerly the Levee Room 23
Plate 24: Horse Guards, portraits in the Commander-in-Chief's room 24
Plate 25: Horse Guards, vestibule on first floor 25
Plate 26: Horse Guards, general view of library 26
Plate 27: Horse Guards, interior views 27
Plate 28: Horse Guards, interior views 28
Plate 29: Horse Guards, mantlepieces 29
Plate 30: Horse Guards, mantlepieces 30
Plate 31: Whitehall from the north. c.1750 31
Plate 32: Paymaster-General's Office, elevation to Whitehall 32
Plate 33: Paymaster-General's Office, elevation to Whitehall 33
Plate 34: Paymaster-General's Office, elevation to the park 34
Plate 35: Paymaster-General's Office, elevation to the park 35
Plate 36: Paymaster-General's Office, plans of ground and first floors 36
Plate 37: Paymaster-General's Office, elevation and interior view 37
Plate 38: Paymaster-General's Office, detail of panelling 38
Plate 39: Paymaster-General's Office, plan of large room in house on site of northern annexe 39
Plate 40: Paymaster-General's Office, Paymaster-General's room 40
Plate 41: Paymaster-General's Office, Paymaster-General's room 41
Plate 42: Paymaster-General's Office, chimney-pieces 42
Plate 43: Paymaster-General's Office, staircases 43
Plate 44: Paymaster-General's Office, staircase 44
Plate 45: Admiralty House, plans of ground, first and second floors 45
Plate 46: Admiralty House, elevation towards Whitehall and cross-section 46
Plate 47: Admiralty House, elevation to Whitehall 47
Plate 48: Admiralty House, entrance hall and dining room 48
Plate 49: Admiralty House, inner hall 49
Plate 50: Admiralty House, dining room and boudoir 50
Plate 51: Admiralty House, dining-room, portrait of Pepys 51
Plate 52: Admiralty House, drawing-room, general view 52
Plate 53: Admiralty House, drawing room and library 53
Plate 54: Admiralty House, mantelpieces 54
Plate 55: Admiralty House, vestibule and reception room 55