Hyde Park from Domesday-book to Date

But what has rendered Hyde Park historically immortal is the choice of it as the site of the “GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS,” in 1851, an institution which was...

Works of art in the Park--Drinking fountain--Marble Arch--Hyde Park Corner--Achilles statue--Walk round the Park--Cemetery of St. George’s, Hanover Square--Sterne’s tomb and bur...

The next jollification in Hyde Park was on July 19, 1821, at the Coronation of George the Magnificent. According to _The Morning Chronicle_ of that date, “The preparations for t...

The nominal head or Keeper of the Park is called the _Ranger_, and the first Keeper was made in the reign of Henry VIII. His name was George Roper, and besides lodging, fire, et...

The next review in the Park was also of Volunteers, 21,743 in number, who were inspected by the Prince of Wales on 28th May, 1864. After the inspection, the Prince, who wore the...

The forests round London--The manor of Eia in Domesday Book--Its subdivision--The Manor of Hyde--The Manor of Ebury--The Manor of Neate--The Neat houses--Henry VIII. and Hyde Pa...

There were no more meetings in the Park for a long time, but there was one on Sunday, 8th May, 1859, to propose an address to the Emperor Napoleon, sympathizing with the Emperor...

There are several entrances into Hyde Park--those called Gates being passable for carriages. These lead into the Bayswater Road, Park Lane, and Knightsbridge, but there is also...

Soon after the opening of the Park to the public, the water therein was utilized, during a hard frost, for skating, as Pepys tells us in his diary: “Dec. 8th, 1662. Then into th...

Reform League Meeting of 25th July, 1866--Burning a tree--Stone-throwing--Temporizing policy of the Government--Special constables sworn in--Meeting abandoned--Return of police...

Royal Humane Society’s Receiving House--Boats and bathing--The Dell--Chelsea Water Works reservoir--Walnut-trees--Flower-walk--Military executions--The Magazine, Whip, Four in H...

Demonstrations against the Irish Church, 1868--In favour of Fenians, 1869--Regulations made by Commissioners of Works--Fenian Demonstration, 1872--A speaker sentenced--Meeting a...

A few weeks before the restoration of Charles II. Hyde Park was the scene of a very grand review, which is thus described in _The Parliamentary Intelligencer_, April 23-30, 1660...

As a refreshing set-off to the mouthings of mobs in Hyde Park, let us turn to the prettiest and pleasantest sight that the Park ever beheld, namely, the Children’s Fête in Hyde...

As far as I can learn, there were no more grand Volunteer reviews in Hyde Park, until 26th Oct., 1803, and this, I think, is borne out by the “gush” of the _Annual Register_ on...

Hyde Park has several springs of water, one of which was said to have been slightly mineral. The one shown in this illustration still exists, and the author of “The Morning Walk...

The first duel in Hyde Park (chronicled in the _Gentleman’s Magazine_, which commenced in 1731) is one fought on February 24, 1750, “between Admiral _Knowles_ and Captain _Holme...

It was not until after the martyrdom of the King, and a little before Cromwell found himself strong enough to become Lord Protector of the three Kingdoms, that the Parks, etc.,...

This riot was accidental and unpremeditated. We now come to the reign of King [Greek: dêmos] in the Park, and it began on Sunday, July 1, 1855, in a demonstration against Lord R...

IT would be wearisome to chronicle every review, except grand ones such as the following, which is thus described in the _St. James’s Chronicle_, June 25-28, 1763. “On the morni...

In 1665, at the time of the great Plague, Hyde Park was put to a sad use, as is well described in a contemporary poem entitled “Hide Park Camp Limned out to the Life, etc.”

M. CA. Some are of opinion it brings us hither. Harke what a confusion of tongues there is. Let you and I venture a paire of Gloves Upon their feete; I’le take the Irish.

Rotten Row, the King’s Old Road--The New King’s Road made and lighted--The Allied Sovereigns in the Park--The Park after the Peninsular War--The Duke of Wellington in the Park--...

Works of art in the Park--Drinking fountain--Marble Arch--Hyde Park Corner--Achilles statue--Walk round the park--Cemetery of St. George’s, Hanover Square--Sterne’s tomb and bur...

The forests round London--The Manor of Eia in Domesday Book--Its subdivision--The Manor of Hyde--The Manor of Ebury--The Manor of Neate--The Neat houses--Henry VIII. and Hyde Pa...

Reform League Meeting of 25th July, 1866--Burning a tree--Stone-throwing--Temporizing policy of the Government--Special constables sworn in--Meeting abandoned--Return of police...

Demonstrations against the Irish Church, 1868--In favour of Fenians, 1869--Regulations made by Commissioners of Works--Fenian Demonstration, 1872--A speaker sentenced--Meeting a...

Royal Humane Society’s Receiving House--Boats and bathing--The Dell--Chelsea Water Works reservoir--Walnut-trees--Flower-walk--Military executions--The Magazine, Whip, Four-in-h...

Rotten Row, the King’s Old Road--The New King’s Road made and lighted--The Allied Sovereigns in the Park--The Park after the Peninsular War--The Duke of Wellington in the Park--...

Skating on the ponds and Serpentine--The Ring--Many notices thereof--Fireworks in the Park--Bad roads therein, and accidents caused thereby--Regulations in the time of Queen Ann...