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Regency (H)not Spots: Aldersgate Street

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    Aldersgate Street, in the City of London along the ancient London Wall, was named after the northern gate of the city. From the Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Fashionable Silks

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Appearing in the July 1817 Ackermann’s Repository, this ad for low priced silks on Hanway street from the latest French patterns. Hanway Street, near Tottenham Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Soho Square Bazaar

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              As late as 1839, Soho Square was described in History of London as presenting “a very pleasing and Continue →

Regency H(n)ot Spots: Cranbourne Alley

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(The above is a millinery shop in Paris c. 1822) Cranbourn(e) Alley (or Street) was a paved pedestrian thoroughfare that led from Castle Street to Continue →