Travel Diaries and Journals

Charles 2^nd in beautiful lace + velvet, Queen Elizabeth frightfully ugly, Lord Nelson. The Duke of Buckingham (George Villiers) was represented as lying dead, all the others as standing + alive. A great quantity of mock jewelry decorated them all, but they wore their own clothes + superb real lace. In a closet were the mannikins with out any faces or dresses. Saw the [?] box [containing?] the bones of Major André. In a side chapel on one side is a recent bust of the late F.D. Maurice where it seems strangely out of place. Noticed the very beautiful iron work enclosing the tomb of Henry 7. Next into his beautiful chapel, superb roof, banners of the knights of the order of the Bath, no banners are added but a new brass plate is put in for each new knight. No one is allowed to go when the roof the ceiling is considered so insecure. We went into the Chapter House a very beautiful octagonal room with large lofty windows + high roof ^ with one beautiful marble column in the centre - the original fine tile floor. They have it partially covered with matting to preserve it for the chapel of Ed. the Confessor near the entrance Mr. M. drew a bolt in the floor + showed us a bit about 10 in by 5 of the original mosaic pavement. In the cloisters some composition had been put over the roof + carvings to preserve them as they were all crumbling away. He pointed out some of the new purchases

at the National Gallery - fine old pictures + wonderful [?]. One by [blank] is so much retouched that they talk of having it cleaned to come down to the originalty. He brought us a guide book to London a hundred years ago to look at. Among the coins he brought was one of silver of Queen Elizabeth made so old + ugly that she ordered them all destroyed, about a third of her has been cut off, but the head is left entire. This is the only one know to exist. The British Museum offered him ₤60 for it which he declined but has left it to the museum in his will. After he left us I bought this book +c [&c, etc.]. Miss Cary made us a very agreeable visit in the evening. She told us that it has been quite the fashion this summer to make excursions in the [environs?] in certain six horse coaches, which are often driven by the owners gentlemen, sometimes [peers?] of the [?]. They start from the White Horse cellar, close by.

Sept. 10 - Thursday. To Northumberland House, Trafalgar Square which is entirely dismantled, every thing moveable gone even to the mantels + the timbers, stone, [?] windows stair cases +c [&c, etc.] are being sold at Auction. The Ballroom, + Pompeian room must have been superb. The kitchen, offices, pantries, + the arrangements for