The Lissun's London Locator

Section 2: Places and Descriptions

Links to locations on the Greenwood Map of London, 1827 are designated with the symbol.
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The Admiralty  

DESCRIPTION: Apart from the unlovely but be-lichened and ivy-covered concrete blockhouse on the St James's Park side (called rather grandiosely The Citadel, built in 1940 as a bomb-proof communications centre) and the ramshackle array of radio aerials on the roof, The Old Buildings of The Admiralty look very much as they did in Jack's day. The architecture is not highly regarded by purists, but is very typical of the red-brick and pilaster facades of its time.

The New Buildings in the courtyard on the Whitehall side are late Victorian and Admiralty Arch is an addition from 1905, imposing from the outside but currently (early 2000) being converted to government offices.

LOCATION: Between Whitehall and St James's Park, on Spring Gardens beside Admiralty Arch on The Mall

RECOMMENDATION: Well worth seeing, but you won't get inside unless you have official business - it is still the Navy's active headquarters. Look at the Main Court past the Marine sentry on the Whitehall side; admire the impressive bronze sea-horses over the gateposts.

Walk through Admiralty Arch to the Old Buildings, doffing a cap to Captain James Cook on his plinth, then on round the end of The Citadel, which is built over the "green baize door" Stephen slipped through after his secret debriefing in The Commodore. This brings you into Horse Guards, where the haughty back of The Admiralty looks over The Army's ceremonial parade ground, scene of Trooping the Colour and other summer pageantry.

Currently the Old Buildings are shrouded in scaffolding and plastic on the Horse Guards side and there is extensive restoration of the Whitehall entrance too. The Mall face of the Old Building can be seen clearly but access to Spring Gardens is closed off by builders' fencing.


Barts (St Bartholomews Hospital)   

DESCRIPTION: one of the oldest hospitals in the world, based in a rambling set of Victorian buildings on the site of a mediaeval Hospice, with some Georgian and earlier buildings

LOCATION: near to Smithfield Market on the edge of the City of London

RECOMMENDATION: not much to see of interest; Barts is a very busy working hospital

Bedlam (Bethl'em Hospital)

DESCRIPTION: hospital for the mad, totally insane and slightly eccentric

LOCATION: on the site of the Imperial War Museum, Cromwell Road

RECOMMENDATION: nothing to see of the Bedlam Hospital above ground

Billingsgate  

DESCRIPTION: ancient City fish market on the banks of the Thames

LOCATION: now on the south bank near Greenwich, in a modern covered building

RECOMMENDATION: unless you're in the market for very fresh fish of any description, there's nothing of historical interest here, and it's all over by 9.00am!

"Black's" (White's or Bianchi's)   

DESCRIPTION: fictional (?) gentleman's club, an amalgam of real clubs of the era

LOCATION: St James's Street (or is it St James's Square?)

RECOMMENDATION: walk down St James's Street and spot the railings and "welcoming steps" with uniformed porter

Bond Street  

DESCRIPTION: major shopping street in the heart of Mayfair

LOCATION: parallel to Piccadilly, next to Saville Row

RECOMMENDATION: expensive, but if you like shopping and have unlimited credit.

Bow Street  

DESCRIPTION: the street in which the original Bow Street Runners - the first organised police force - were based (the doorway of the original building is still there, at number 11)

LOCATION: Covent Garden, just north of The Strand at Aldwych

RECOMMENDATION: a useful cut through from Covent Garden to The Strand


Drury Lane  

DESCRIPTION: the central street in Theatreland, full of milling crowds at any time of day, and theatre goers at night

LOCATION: behind Piccadilly, towards Oxford Street

RECOMMENDATION: watch the stage doors for famous faces, and catch the show of your choice - but beware of ticket touts, street vendors and pickpockets; a few good restaurants and pubs


Fladong's  

DESCRIPTION: a good quality eating house, much favoured by Naval officers

LOCATION: probably Piccadilly

RECOMMENDATION: unfortunately no longer exists

Fleet Prison  

DESCRIPTION: ancient debtor's prison

LOCATION: east side of Farringdon Road, between Ludgate Circus and Holborn Viaduct, where Bear Alley is now

RECOMMENDATION: nothing to see of the old prison

Fleet Street  

DESCRIPTION: a major thoroughfare, the home for 200 years of the newspaper publishing and printing houses (most now in new buildings at Wapping)

LOCATION: runs east to west from Ludgate Circus to The Strand (Temple Bar)

RECOMMENDATION: a good, aerobic and interesting walk from St Paul's to the Strand and on to Savoy, if too noisy, crowded and traffic-fumed; try The Cheshire Cheese pub for an authentic Georgian City inn - the food is good, wholesome English fare (lamb chops, steak and kidney pie) and the Marston's Pedigree bitter is superb; Dr Johnson's House is around the corner in Gough Square (recommended); El Vino's was the favoured watering hole for many famous journalists, lawyers and writers (and this author) - don't let the sawdust on the floor put you off - this is the original English wine bar! and it has a strict, old fashoned dress code.


The Grapes  

DESCRIPTION: inn and boarding house where Stephen has permanent rooms

LOCATION: in the old Liberties of the Savoy, off The Strand

RECOMMENDATION: the original inn does not now exist, but a walk around this immediate area is interesting; there is an old pub called The Grapes at Limehouse, which is worth a visit for a pint in a typical old dockland pub

Green Park  

DESCRIPTION: small Royal Park created by Henry VIII, a frequent site of duels

LOCATION: alongside Constitution Walk from Hyde Park Corner, running between Buckingham Palace and Piccadilly

RECOMMENDATION: very busy in summer, somewhat noisy and dusty, and there are better parks for picnics, but a pleasant interlude from Piccadilly to The Mall and St James's Park

Greenwich  

DESCRIPTION: an interesting riverside suburban village with a magnificent set of river-side buildings by Sir Christopher Wren, Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor and Gibbons set in open parkland, including the Royal Naval Hospital (later RN College, now University of Greenwich), Queen's House and the Old Royal Observatory; The National Maritime Museum has now been refurbished; the byeways of the village are pleasant; site also of Cutty Sark, a tea clipper with a superb collection of ship's figureheads below decks

LOCATION: south bank of the Thames, east of the City

RECOMMENDATION: well worth a visit - give it at least half a day (see section 4)

Grosvenor Square  

DESCRIPTION: large Georgian square in Belgravia, now rather overbuilt by C20th buildings, (including the US Embassy, the big concrete and glass block with a huge eagle on top), but still attractive in the spring and summer

LOCATION: in Mayfair, just to the north of Shepherd Market

RECOMMENDATION: a must for US visitors!


Hampstead

DESCRIPTION: one of London's finest villages, cosmopolitan with quite a rural air still

LOCATION: north of central London, at the top of Haverstock Hill  

RECOMMENDATION: a good place to stroll, lunch and covet pretty town cottages or antiques

Hampstead Heath

DESCRIPTION: large, hilly heathland next to Hampstead village; superb views of London

LOCATION: north of central London, overlooking the City

RECOMMENDATION: a very pleasant walk, especially in fine weather

Haymarket  

DESCRIPTION: the conduit between Theatreland and Clubland

LOCATION: between Piccadilly Circus and Pall Mall

RECOMMENDATION: the place to catch a show

Hoare's Bank  

DESCRIPTION: one of the four main banking houses in Georgian times

LOCATION: 37 Fleet Street, mentioned in "The Commodore"

RECOMMENDATION: the building now at No 37 was built in the early 1820s as Hoare's Bank

Horse Guards (Parade)  

DESCRIPTION: military palace, duty barracks for Household Cavalry Regiments

LOCATION: Whitehall next to The Admiralty; the Parade is on the St James's Park side

RECOMMENDATION: a must for Lissuns - pretend you're Stephen walking with Sir Joseph past the mounted cavalryman on sentry duty, through the arch from Whitehall to the Parade and the Park; in June you may catch an evening rehearsal of the ancient ceremony of Beating Retreat, massed Guards or Cavalry with stirring martial bands, attended by a Royal or two - on a warm summer's evening this is Britain at its best; dress informally but smartly (blazer and slacks, tie not essential; summer dress and jacket) and then walk across the Park to dine in Victoria Street or behind Buckingham Palace

The Houses of Parliament  

DESCRIPTION: the Palace of Westminster, seat of UK Government, comprising the House of Commons and the House of Lords, both of which can be visited; the current building was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and Augustus Pugin and built in 1838 after fire destroyed the mediaeval Palace Jack and Stephen would have known; the only remaining part of the ancient building is St Stephen's Hall

LOCATION: on the Thames at the southern end of Whitehall, facing Westminster Abbey

RECOMMENDATION: worth a visit; long queues for entrance to the Chambers when Parliament is sitting; in the clock tower at the eastern end (Big Ben is the hour bell, not the clock) a lamp is lit when Parliament is in session; the river terrace is for the use of Members of each House and their guests

Hyde Park  

DESCRIPTION: very large Royal Park, one of the "lungs of London"

LOCATION: between Kensington Palace Gardens to the west and Park Lane to the east, with Speakers' Corner facing Marble Arch at its north-east corner and Apsley House ("Number One London", Wellington's townhouse) at Hyde Park Corner to the south-east; Knightsbridge, the Albert Hall and Kensington are on its southern edge

RECOMMENDATION: in good weather picnic anywhere in its immense open grounds or if inclement, shop in nearby Knightsbridge (avoid Harrods - Selfridges and Harvey Nick's are classier)


The Inns of Court  

DESCRIPTION: tree-lined squares with barristers' sets (chambers)

LOCATION: south of Strand and Fleet Street

RECOMMENDATION: an attractive and atmospheric walk - but do not play ball games or shout!


Leadenhall Market  

DESCRIPTION: one of the ancient food markets of the City

LOCATION: in the City behind St Paul's, close to the Stock Exchange and Lloyds'

RECOMMENDATION: excellent place to buy food and to lunch in one of the many good wine bars


Mansion House  

DESCRIPTION: the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London

LOCATION: City of London, at the end of Cannon Street behind St Paul's

RECOMMENDATION: not much to see from the outside, but a good landmark on a City walk

Mayfair  

DESCRIPTION: favoured location of many fine town houses built during the Restoration and Georgian eras for the London homes of grand peers and landed gentry

LOCATION: north of St James's, over Piccadilly from Green Park

RECOMMENDATION: part of the Maturin walks; pleasant city stroll

Monument   

DESCRIPTION: tall pillar with a viewing platform, commemorating the Great Fire of London

LOCATION: Fish Hill Street near Pudding Lane (where the Great Fire started)

RECOMMENDATION: a good meeting place and a fair view of the City but it's a long climb!


Newgate Prison   

DESCRIPTION: large and deeply unpleasant prison for offenders of all kinds; executions were held outside until the mid-C19th

LOCATION: does not now exist, was on the site of the current Central Criminal Court in Old Bailey; the Magpie and Stump pub facing the site used to serve "hanging breakfasts" to spectators on execution days and is still good for a pie and a pint

RECOMMENDATION: nothing to see of the old prison, but stroll past the Court (always known as Old Bailey) and admire Blind Justice (the statue is not blindfolded) on the Dome; the author experienced the Old Bailey terrorist bomb in 1975, when working in an advertising agency in Fleet Lane opposite the main door of the Court

The Nore

DESCRIPTION: shallow-water anchorage in the Thames Estuary

LOCATION: eastern end of the Thames where it meets the North Sea

RECOMMENDATION: it's a long way down river and nothing to see!


Pall Mall   

DESCRIPTION: boulevard with St James's Palace and other grand buildings, many housing clubs such as The Athenaeum, The RAC Club and The Institute of Directors

LOCATION: parallel to Piccadilly and The Mall, running from Trafalgar Square to St James's

RECOMMENDATION: a good shortcut between visiting Nelson and the National Gallery at one end, and the shops of Mayfair; from The Admiralty, walk up the steps from The Mall through Waterloo Place, turn left to St James's; traffic is one-way and fast (look right)

Piccadilly   

DESCRIPTION: broad, long thoroughfare, with hotels, shops, cafes and fine apartments

LOCATION: between Hyde Park and Theatreland

RECOMMENDATION: long, straight, noisy and dusty; the streets, arcades and alleys off it are more interesting and quieter, so meander

The Prospect of Whitby

DESCRIPTION: very old and famous riverside pub, well known to tourists

LOCATION: Shadwell, on the north bank of the Thames east of St Paul's

RECOMMENDATION: best seen from a river taxi as it can get very busy in the summer; Stephen sails beneath its bow window in The Ringle in The Commodore


Regents Park   

DESCRIPTION: large park built during the Regency (early C19th) lined by many elegant buildings by Nash and others

LOCATION: eastern end of Marylebone Road at the north end of Portland Place

RECOMMENDATION: pleasant stroll and the Zoo is still worth a visit

The Royal Society   

DESCRIPTION: "a Club for the promotion of Physico-Mathematical Learning" renamed the Royal Society in 1660 under Royal Charter from Charles II

LOCATION: originally in Gresham House, Bishopsgate until the Great Fire, then Arundel House, The Strand; in Stephen's time it also met at Somerset House

RECOMMENDATION: nothing to see unless you are a Fellow!


St James's Palace   

DESCRIPTION: mediaeval Royal Palace, for centuries the main seat of government when monarchs held political power

LOCATION: western end of Pall Mall

RECOMMENDATION: no entry to interior (now the Prince of Wales' London offices and grace-and-favour apartments for Royal Household staff), but worth a look and a photograph while walking the Stephen / Blaine St James's route

St James's Park   

DESCRIPTION: large Royal Park, busy in the summer; originally riverside marshes drained by order of Henry VIII; lots of trees and a fine lake, with a famous bandstand (backdrop in the Michael Caine film The Ipcress File)

LOCATION: between Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, edging The Mall

RECOMMENDATION: a must for Lissuns at any time of year; a walk here will stir echoes of Jack and Stephen deep in converse, and places you in the very heart of Royal, naval and military Georgian England

St James's Square   

DESCRIPTION: grand but small square with many fine Georgian and Victorian buildings

LOCATION: between Piccadilly and Pall Mall

RECOMMENDATION: the very heart of clubland, location of "Black's" club so worth seeing; many fine tailoring establishments too, but it can get a tad unkempt in a hot summer

St Paul's Cathedral   

DESCRIPTION: wonderful cathedral designed by Wren as the centrepiece to the City after the Great Fire of London in 1666; slightly damaged during the WWII Blitz; situated close to the Thames and its southern face can be seen from a river taxi passing the water steps

LOCATION: top of Ludgate Hill

RECOMMENDATION: a must for all - walk up to the dome for the view from the outside gallery, classier than the London Eye!

(Liberties of The) Savoy   

DESCRIPTION: an old area where debtors could claim sanctuary from their creditors; originally a hive of streets and alleys with crimping houses, pubs and artisans' workshops

LOCATION: about halfway along The Strand, in the area around the current Savoy Hotel

RECOMMENDATION: nothing to see of the old Liberties, the warren of alleys having been "developed" several times since Jack's day, but some interesting bars and shops still

Shepherd Market   

DESCRIPTION: small residential square in Mayfair

LOCATION: north of Piccadilly, off White Horse Street

RECOMMENDATION: this is where Sir Joseph had his bachelor town house; walk around the square and the narrow streets behind it and see if you can spot the house with "three worn steps" leading up to the front door ("The Yellow Admiral")

Somerset House   

DESCRIPTION: large and grand public building, until recently the main public records office for the United Kingdom; its gardens formed a terrace on the Thames before The Embankment was built after Jack's time; a set of five fountains will be inaugurated on the river frontage in May 2000

LOCATION: east of Westminster Bridge on the north bank of the river

RECOMMENDATION: walk from Whitehall or The Savoy along the Embankment to stand by this historic building where Canaletto painted his Thames vistas, or see it from a river taxi


Temple   

DESCRIPTION: site of the main Inns of Court, where top Barristers ("silks") work in "sets" (rooms) off the "stairs", the fine buildings ranged around the gardens

LOCATION: between The Embankment and The Strand

RECOMMENDATION: pleasant to walk through in fine weather

Temple Bar   

DESCRIPTION: traditional boundary between the Cities of London and Westminster, originally a large stone archway, redesigned by Wren in 1670 but removed to Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire; the old boundary is marked now by a Victorian bronze Griffin on a plinth

LOCATION: at the junction of Fleet Street and The Strand, by the High Court

RECOMMENDATION: not much to see but it marks the transition from one City to the other

Temple Steps   

DESCRIPTION: riverside landing place on the Thames

LOCATION: now lies under the Embankment, by the southern entrance to Temple

RECOMMENDATION: nothing of the steps to see (they are under the roadway) but with a little imagination see Stephen jump off the Ringle's boat onto the ancient, slimy stone steps

The Thames   

DESCRIPTION: the major river (there are many tributaries such as the Fleet, many now covered over) on which London is built; 210 miles long of which 80 are tidal; it has an average tidal rise and fall of 26 feet at the Pool of London

LOCATION: rises in the Cotswold hills (south-west central England); it meanders through water meadows at Oxford, then becomes broad and slow through the Thames Valley

RECOMMENDATION: you must see the Thames, chockfull of history; preferably sail on her, in a river taxi at least; a beautiful river (much less polluted than in Jack's day), she's at her best in the early evening on a sunny day with light cloud, when the colours constantly change and riverside London becomes very dramatic, buildings lighting up and the perspective shifting

The Tower of London   

DESCRIPTION: ancient fortress, prison and place of execution for traitors and unfortunates such as Anne Bullen; built over several centuries on Roman and Norman foundations

LOCATION: on the north bank of the Thames by Tower Bridge

RECOMMENDATION: worth seeing the Crown Jewels and the ravens, but very busy in summer

The Treasury   

DESCRIPTION: the original Treasury, where the wealth of the country was managed and its gold and silver once physically stored, was in Jack's time the building between Horse Guards and Dover House on Whitehall; today's Treasury Office is the right hand end of the white stone building diagonally across from Big Ben

LOCATION: Old Treasury - Whitehall, to the left of the entrance to Horse Guards

RECOMMENDATION: a glance as you walk past, to or from visiting Nelson, may give you a frisson as you dog the footsteps of the execrable Wray sidling up the alley


Whitehall   

DESCRIPTION: broad, busy road, with many Government buildings; includes the very fine Tudor Banqueting House, scene of the execution of Charles I; the "new" front of The Admiralty; The Cenotaph national war memorial; Downing Street (London home of the Prime Minister); the Army Headquarters and Horse Guards; Whitehall Arch and its gates (mentioned in "Post Captain") were removed before Jack's day (Homer nods!)

LOCATION: runs from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament

RECOMMENDATION: worth walking along to visit Nelson on his column in Trafalgar Square, or the Mother of Parliaments at the other end, and of course to touch The Admiralty, scene of Jack's promotions and Stephen's briefings by Sir Joseph, but it is long and noisy.



Section 3: Index of Locations mentioned in the Canon

These entries are taken from research by many Lissuns. The principal researcher for each book is named in the table.

The purpose of the research and the ensuing table was to create a definitive list of sites in and around London visited by or known to Jack and Stephen in the context of specific action in the books.

The entries may not show all the occasions on which the place concerned was mentioned, particularly when it is mentioned several times during the course of a specific scene. Some sites not mentioned in respect of either Jack or Stephen but other characters, are included for their interest or unique entry. Other places outside the Cities of Westminster and London, such as Hampstead, are noted in the table and the list in the next section if they are of sufficient interest to visit in the context of this Guide. Others, such as the town of Rainsford in Essex ("Post Captain" page 13), are not so noted, being at some distance from London itself although connected to London action.

Some sites are renamed by POB for well-known places, such as "Black's" for White's Club, originally known as Bianchi's and a famous St James's gentleman's club in Jack's time. Some mentions in the canon of real locations or activities are somewhat fanciful: Stephen's walk from Green Park to Blacks via Kensington ("Reverse of the Medal", page 138) is a case in point - as "Black's" is placed by POB in St James's Street (more likely St James's Square, where most of the grand clubs are) this would be a very circuitous route to say the least!
 
 
 
 
 
BOOK 1: Master & Commander (1800-01) - London mentions only INDEXER: Lois Montbertrand
Mentions only of The Admiralty and Whitehall in passing

 
BOOK 2: Post Captain (1801-04) INDEXER: Scott Wilson #
PLACE

St James's Park Gates (?)

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:11 

PLACE

Bond Street

The Admiralty

CHARACTER

Jack

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:49 

PLACE

Admiralty

Piccadilly

Bond Street

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:51 

PLACE

Admiralty Courtyard

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:57-60 

PLACE

Admiralty

Whitehall

East India House 

The Whitehall Arch

CHARACTER

Pullings

CHAPTER:PAGE

:100 et seq.

PLACE

Fleet and Marshalsea Prisons

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:125

PLACE

Hampstead (cottage anent the Heath)

CHARACTER

Stephen and Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:128-130 

PLACE

Upper Brook Street

Grosvenor Square

Savoy

Whitefriars

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:133-134 

PLACE

George Street

CHARACTER

Mrs Williams and daughters

CHAPTER:PAGE

:141 

PLACE

Bruton Street

CHARACTER

Diana Villiers

CHAPTER:PAGE

:150 

PLACE

The Physical Society (?)

Hampstead Heath

CHARACTER

Stephen

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:150 

PLACE

(mentions) Flash lane; Holywell Street; King's Bench

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:152 et seq.

PLACE

St James's Park

Horse Guards Parade

The Admiralty

Lombard Street (mention)

Billingsgate

CHARACTER

Stephen and Sophie

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:158-160 
 
 
 
 

:161

PLACE (mentions)

The Opera; Mansion House

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE :222-223
PLACE (mention)

Bedlam

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:263 

PLACE (mentions)

Whitehall; Mincing Lane

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:285 

PLACE (mention)

The Houses of Parliament

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:377 

PLACE

Wych Street (bookshops)

Covent Garden

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:392-393 


 
BOOK 3: HMS Surprise (1804-06) INDEXER: Bob Kegel
PLACE

Entomological Society (?)

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:22

PLACE

house behind Shepherd Market

CHARACTER

Stephen (Sir Joseph's house)

CHAPTER:PAGE

:23

PLACE

"The Grapes"

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:75-76

PLACE (mention)

Pool of London

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:90


 
BOOK 4: The Mauritius Command (1809-10) - London mentions only INDEXER: Marian Van Til
mentions The Admiralty and Whitehall

 
BOOK 5: Desolation Island (1811-12) INDEXER: Lisa Kyono
PLACE

Portsmouth Road 

Putney Heath

Vauxhall Turnpike

London Bridge

"The Grapes"

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:40-41 

PLACE

Haymarket to St James's Market(?)

Hyde Park Corner

St James's Street - Almack's

Green Park

Piccadilly

Clarges Street (no 7)

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:42-43 

PLACE

Bolton Street

Green Park

"The Grapes"

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:46-47 

PLACE

Horse Guards Parade

The Admiralty

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:47 

PLACE

The Admiralty onto St James's Park

(door now covered by The Citadel?)

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:51 


 
BOOK 6: The Fortune of War (1812-1813) - London mentions only INDEXER:Sharon Nelson
mentions: The Foreign Office; Clarges Street; The Monument; Manton, gunsmiths

 
BOOK 7: The Surgeon's Mate (1813) INDEXER: Mark Nicholls
PLACE

Shepherd's Market (house behind)

CHARACTER

Stephen (with Sir Joseph)

CHAPTER:PAGE

:114 


 
BOOK 8: The Ionian Mission (1813) INDEXER: Rowen84
PLACE

The Grapes, Liberties of the Savoy

Half Moon Street

The Thames

Royal Society

College of Surgeons

other learned societies

Smithfield

Mayfair

Barts Hospital

CHARACTER

Stephen Maturin

CHAPTER:PAGE

1:9 et seq.

PLACE

Albemarle Street (Murray, publisher)

CHARACTER

Graham mentions to Mowett

CHAPTER:PAGE

9:275


 
BOOK 9: Treason's Harbour (1813) - London mentions only INDEXER: Sharon Nelson
PLACE (mention)

The Treasury

CHARACTER

Wray

CHAPTER:PAGE

1:21 

PLACE (mentions)

The Opera; Lady Jersey's (House)

CHARACTER

Wray to Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:58 

PLACE (mention)

Tower Hamlets

CHARACTER

the Odabashi's mother

CHAPTER:PAGE

5:163 

PLACE (mention)

Houndsditch

CHARACTER

Dundas re Admiral Harte

CHAPTER:PAGE

10:295 


 
BOOK 10: The Far Side of the World (1813) - London mentions only INDEXER:Tom Halsted, Rowen
PLACE (mentions)

Sadler's Wells

Mincing Lane

Greenwich (Observatory)

Tower of London

Bartholomew Fair

CHARACTER

Mowett
 
 

Lamb talking to Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:74

2:93

2:109 et seq

9:354

9:356 


 
BOOK 11: The Reverse of the Medal (1813) INDEXERS: Mark Nicholls, Jay Reay
PLACE

Black's, St. James St

Hoares' Bank (Fleet Street)

Whitehall

The Admiralty

St. James's Park

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:131-132 

PLACE

The Strand

Savoy, The Grapes

Half Moon St

Upper Grosvenor St.

Stagecoach office

Shepherds Market

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:139 et seq 

PLACE

Black's (mention) 

St James's Park to Admiralty

CHARACTER

Stephen (with Sir Joseph)

Stephen and Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:154

:155 

PLACE

Fladong's

CHARACTER

Jack and Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:158 (and 216) 

PLACE

levee in Green Park

Kensington

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:162 and 168 

PLACE (mention)

Newgate

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:170 

PLACE(mentions)

Butcher Row; Hollywell St.; Bell Yard; Temple Lane; Fountain Court; Temple Bar; Fleet Street; Lyons Inn; Bow Street (Runners)

CHARACTER

Pratt

CHAPTER:PAGE

:202 

PLACE

Marshalsea "cross London Bridge, down the Borough, Blackman Street, Dirty Lane; Melancholy Walk; St. George's Fields"

CHARACTER

Jack

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:210 

PLACE

Westminster Bridge

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:223 

PLACE (mention)

Threadneedle Street

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:231 

PLACE

Guildhall

Bedlam, Love Lane

Thames by boat to Temple Stairs

Kings Bench Row

CHARACTER

Stephen 
 
 

with Lawrence

CHAPTER:PAGE

:247 et seq 

PLACE

Cornhill

Sweetings Alley

Castle Alley

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

:265 

PLACE

Regents Park

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:276 


 
BOOK 12: The Letter of Marque (1813) INDEXER: Adam Quinan
PLACE

Button's (club) St James's Street

Mother Abbott's (brothel)

CHARACTER

(Gen Aubrey's Club) 

Ledward and Wray

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:45

2:46

PLACE

Ramsden's surgical supply shop

Black's Club

The Grapes

Guy's Hospital

Half Moon Street

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

4:109 et seq


 
BOOK 13: The Thirteen Gun Salute (1813) INDEXER: Adam Quinan
PLACE

Liberties of the Savoy

Hyde Park

Rowley's (for Naval Officers' epaulettes)

Buckmasters (Naval tailors)

CHARACTER

Jack (?)

CHAPTER:PAGE

4:93 et seq 

PLACE

Guy's Hospital

CHARACTER

Stephen ?

CHAPTER:PAGE

4:110 


 
BOOK 14: The Nutmeg of Consolation (1813) INDEXER: Adam Quinan
PLACE

Whitehall

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

3:55 

PLACE

Drury Lane

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

7:167 

PLACE

Fleet Prison, Farringdon Road

Marshalsea Prison, Southwark

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

9:253 

PLACE

The Guildhall

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

10:286 


 
BOOK 15: The Truelove / Clarissa Oakes (1813) - London mentions only INDEXER: Bill Nyden
PLACE

London Bridge

CHARACTER

Jack to Killick

CHAPTER:PAGE

:38 

PLACE

St James's; Black's; Button's; Mother Abbott's brothel

CHARACTER

Stephen & Clarissa

CHAPTER:PAGE

:166 

PLACE

The Court (?Clarence House)

Holland House

CHARACTER

Stephen ?

CHAPTER:PAGE

:170-171 

PLACE

Shepherd Market

Liberties of the Savoy (Grapes)

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

:235

:239 


 
BOOK 16: The Wine-Dark Sea (1813) - London mentions only INDEXER:Andrew Midkiff
PLACE

The Victualling Office

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

:65


 
BOOK 17: The Commodore (1813) INDEXERS: Jay Reay, Lois Montbertrand
PLACE

The Admiralty

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

2:30 

PLACE

Whitehall

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

2:34 

PLACE

The Grapes

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

2:35 

PLACE

"Black's"

Somerset House (mention)

CHARACTER

Stephen and Blaine

CHAPTER:PAGE *

2:36 

PLACE

Seven Dials (mention)

North Foreland into the Thames Estuary

The Nore

CHARACTER

Jack

Stephen on the Ringle

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:117

5:123 

PLACE

RN Hospital, Greenwich

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:124 

PLACE

Pool of London

The King's Head

Temple Stairs

Mr Lawrence's Chambers, Temple

The Grapes

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:125 

PLACE

Clementi's

"Black's"

Temple Bar

Mr Lawrence's Chambers, Temple

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:126 

PLACE

Irongate Stairs

CHARACTER

mentioned by Mr Lawrence

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:127 

PLACE

Bedmaid Lane (no 6)

CHARACTER

Arthur "Gideon" Mould

CHAPTER:PAGE *

5:128 


 
BOOK 18: The Yellow Admiral (1813-15) INDEXER: Jay Reay
PLACE

St James's Street; St James's Park; The Admiralty

Guildhall; Royal Society (mention)

CHARACTER

Sir Joseph Blaine

CHAPTER:PAGE *

1:1 

PLACE

Shepherd Market;Piccadilly

The White Horse; Half Moon Street; Black's; Arlington Street

CHARACTER

Stephen and Sir Joseph

CHAPTER:PAGE *

1:5

1:12

1:13

PLACE

Monmouth Street (mention)

Seven Dials (mention)

CHARACTER

Killick (re London street cries)

Bonden, Stephen ("wrinkles in your arse")

CHAPTER:PAGE *

4:91

4:97

PLACE

Black's, St James's Street, Shepherd Market

Almack's, White's, Crockford's, Brook's (mentions)

CHARACTER

Stephen and Sir Joseph

CHAPTER:PAGE *

7:170 et seq 

PLACE

The Grapes; The Strand; Charing Cross, Billingsgate, Tower Hamlets, Wapping, High Timber Street (mentions)

Savoy Steps to The Tower by wherry

CHARACTER

The girls and Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

8:182 

PLACE

Black's

The Golden Cross Inn

Drury Lane (mention)

CHARACTER

Stephen and Sir Joseph

CHAPTER:PAGE *

8:185

PLACE

Black's

Academy of Ancient Music (mention); Bond Street

CHARACTER

Jack and Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE *

10:237

239

PLACE

The Mitre Inn

Royal Society at Somerset House

The Grapes

St James's Palace (Pall Mall)

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich

Queen's Chapel

Hampstead Heath

Whitehall

The Admiralty

CHARACTER

Jack and Stephen

(attending RS meeting)
 
 

(excursions)

CHAPTER:PAGE *

10:240
 
 
 
 

244 


 
BOOK 19: The Hundred Days (1815) - London mentions only  INDEXER: Susan Wenger
mentions:

Leadenhall Market; Seven Dials; Wapping; Somerset House

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

2:57

3:67-68; 3:78 


 
BOOK 20: Blue at the Mizzen (1815-16) INDEXER: Lois Montbertrand
PLACE

Black's

CHARACTER

Jack and Stephen in discussion

CHAPTER:PAGE *

2:31 

ALL MENTIONS ONLY:

The Nore; Pool of London
Whitehall; The Admiralty

Tower Hamlets

CHARACTER

Stephen

CHAPTER:PAGE

2:54-56

PLACE

Sir Joseph's house, Shepherd's Market; The Grapes

Billingsgate (mention)

CHARACTER

Stephen, Sir Joseph 

Stephen, Sarah and Emily

CHAPTER:PAGE

3:57-60

3:61 

ALL MENTIONS ONLY:

Somerset House; The Admiralty
The Foreign Office; The Treasury

CHARACTER

Stephen and Sir Joseph

CHAPTER:PAGE

3:62-66 

PLACE

The Admiralty

Black's

CHARACTER

Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

4:75

PLACE

Fladong's

The White Horse

Putney Heath

CHARACTER

Clarence

Horatio and Jack

CHAPTER:PAGE

4:82-84

DISCUSSION OF BOXING

"at ...Blackfriars, at Hockney-in-the-Hole...in Coldbath Fields."

CHARACTER CHAPTER:PAGE

6:150-151


 

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