Excerpt from Lockie's Topography of London: Giving a Concise Local Description of and Accurate Direction to Every Square, Street, Lane, Court, Dock, Wharf, Inn, Public-Office, &C, in the Metropolis and Its Environs, Including the New Buildings to the Present Time, Upon a Plan Never Hitherto Attempt The Author of the following Work, in the Discharge of his widely-extended Duties, having frequently experienced the Inaccuracy of all the existing Registers of the Streets, &c. of the Metropolis, and their total Inadequacy as a Means of ascertaining their Locality and Bearings, was induced to form one upon a more correct and explanatory System; and it was not until he had experienced the great Utility and Convenience of such a Book of Reference, that he determined to undertake the arduous Task of forming a complete Analysis of the Town, and to offer it to the Public in its present Form. The Want of a Publication of this Description has long been felt by all Classes of the Community; particularly by the Banker, the Merchant, the Manufacturer, and the Trader; and when the present almost unbounded Extension of the Capital is considered, the Author presumes that its general Utility and Convenience will be its best Recommendation to public Favour. The Plan of the Work will be found to be perfectly novel and original, and the Author has the Satisfaction to say, that it has received the very flattering Approbation and Encouragement of several of the Government and other Public Offices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.