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NOTE1850

NOTES UPON CUNNINGHAM'S HANDBOOK FOR LONDON

By EDWARD F. RIMBAULT.

*The Bagnio in Long Acre*.—Mr. Cunningham mentions the Queen's Bagnio in Long Acre. Query, was this the same as the Duke of York's Bagnio? S. Haworth published, in a small 12mo. volume, without date, "A Description of the Duke of York's Bagnio, in Long Acre, and of the Mineral Bath and new Spaw thereunto belonging." *Tavistock Street, Covent Garden*.—Richard Leveridge, the celebrated singer, after his retirement from the stage, kept a tavern in this street. Here he brought out "A Collection of Songs, with the Music, by Mr. Leveridge. In two volumes. London, Engrav'd and Printed for the Author…

Topics: Historical Customs, Victorian Music, Architecture, Legal History

Locations: Long Acre, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, Duke Street, Westminster, Richmond Buildings, Soho, Frith Street, Clare Market, St. James, Bloomsbury, Brook Market, Hungerford Market, Newport Market, Hay Market, New Charingcross, Petty France, Mayfair, Piccadilly, London House Yard, Aldersgate Street