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| 1. | The neighbourhood of Charing Cross. From Faithorne and Newcourt's
Map (1643–7) | 5 |
| 2. | The old Horse Guards, etc. From the plan of Whitehall in 1670 | 8 |
| 3. | The old Horse Guards, etc. From Kip's Prospect (circa 1710) | 9 |
| 4. | Plan of house on the site of the northern annexe of the Paymaster-General's
Office, 1804. Copied from plan in the possession of H. M. Commissioners
of Crown Lands | 21 |
| 5. | Paymaster-General's Office, west elevation before 1910. From photograph
kindly lent by the late Assistant Paymaster-General | 22 |
| 6–7. | Paymaster-General's Office: Room No. 1 before and after conversion into
an office | 22 |
| 8. | Paymaster-General's Office, staircase leading out of room No. 33 | 22 |
| 9. | Walsingham and Pickering Houses before 1670. Copied from plan preserved
in the Public Record Office | 29 |
| 10. | Walsingham and Pickering Houses circa 1675. Copied from plan preserved in
the Public Record Office | 30 |
| 11. | Admiralty House, tripod stand | 36 |
| 12. | Admiralty House, carved side-table in Library | 38 |
| 13. | Plan showing the street widening at the Admiralty. From drawing preserved
by the Admiralty | 58 |
| 14. | View of the Admiralty showing the semaphore in operation. From engraving by
Wallis after T. H. Shepherd, for Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated | 59 |
| 15 | The Admiralty, part of western elevation before erection of new block. From
drawing by Lt. D. Edwards, R.N. in 1826, kindly lent by Mr. J. H.
MacDonnell, F.R.S.A. | 60 |
| 16. | The Admiralty, detail of north pediment to screen | 61 |
| 17. | The Admiralty, link extinguisher | 61 |
| 18. | The Admiralty, balustrading in southern staircase | 62 |
| 19. | The Admiralty, Board Room. From drawing by Rowlandson and Pugin in
Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1809) | 63 |
| 20. | Nos. 36–48, Charing Cross in 1840. From Tallis's Street Views | 79 |
| 21. | "Oliver Cromwell's House." From water-colour drawing in the Council's
collection of prints and water-colours | 86 |
| 22. | No. 29, Spring Gardens, door-case | 91 |
| 23. | Plan showing street widening circa 1860. Compiled from information in
deeds | 103 |
| 24. | Drummond's Bank (1877) before rebuiling. From water-colour drawing
preserved in Westminster Public Library | 109 |
| 25. | No. 57, Charing Cross, and No. 15, Spring Gardens, first-floor plan | 126 |
| 26. | No. 13, Spring Gardens, plans of ground and first floors | 128 |
| 27. | The British Coffee House, elevation. From design by Robert Adam in
The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Vol. I | 148 |
| 28. | The Two Chairmen, plan of second floor | 152 |
| 29. | Fife House, plan of ground leased to Mrs. Dunch in 1718. Copied from
plan preserved in the Public Record Office | 166 |
| 30. | Whitehall Court (Yard) showing Vanbrugh House. From water-colour
drawing in the Council's collection of prints and water-colours | 171 |
| 31. | Plan of rooms in Whitehall Court in occupation of Mrs. Godfrey in 1725.
Copied from plan preserved in the Public Record Office | 173 |
| 32. | Plan of No. 7, Whitehall in 1800, copied from plan in possession of H.M.
Commissioners of Crown Lands | 179 |
| 33. | Plan of property in Whitehall in lease to James Wallace in 1765. Copied from
plan in possession of H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands | 181 |
| 34. | From Carrington House to Whitehall Place in 1886. From drawing by
J. P. Emslie reproduced in Illustrated Topographical Record, 2nd Series | 182 |
| 35. | The Almonry and Queen's Treasury in 1882. From water-colour drawing
by J. P. Emslie in the Council's collection of prints and water-colours | 192 |
| 36. | Lead rainwater head in Whitehall Place | 200 |
| 37. | Plan of the Marshalsea Court House, 1850. Copied from plan in the possession
of H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands | 208 |
| 38. | Nos. 33–35, Charing Cross in 1801. Copied from plan in the possession of
H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands | 212 |
| 39. | Nos. 29 and 30, Charing Cross in 1807. Copied from plan in the possession
of H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands | 217 |
| 40. | South side of Craig's Court in 1783. Copied from plan in the possession of
H.M. Commissioners of Crown Lands | 218 |
| 41. | Land belonging to Trinity Hospital (formerly of Hospital of St. Mary,
Rounceval) sold to Earl Harrington in 1871. Copied from plan in the
possession of the Charity Commissioners | 234 |
| 42. | Harrington House, general view of stair balustrading | 235 |
| 43. | Harrington House, baluster to secondary staircase | 235 |
| 44. | No. 12, Charing Cross in 1821. Copied from plan in the possession of H.M.
Commissioners of Crown Lands | 252 |
| 45. | No. 14, Charing Cross in 1822. Copied from plan in the possession of H.M.
Commissioners of Crown Lands | 253 |
| 46. | No. 11, Charing Cross in 1822. Copied from plan in the possession of H.M.
Commissioners of Crown Lands | 254 |
| 47. | The Charing Cross before 1544. Extract from the view by Antony van den
Wyngaerde | 258 |
| 48. | The Charing Cross circa 1572. Extract from the "Agas" map | 259 |
| 49. | The modern Charing Cross, in the courtyard of Charing Cross railway station | 261 |