ST. GILES'S

The following is section 57 of the article London, from the 3rd edition (178897) of Encyclopdia Britannica. Although the article is unsigned, it credits the naturalist Thomas Pennant as its main source of information. Pennant's Some Account of London was published in 1790. The excerpt below is presented in modern typography for ease in reading but otherwise retains the original spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and italicsincluding typographical errors. St. Giles's See also the current article London. For similar excerpts from early editions of Encyclopdia Britannica and the Britannica Book of the Year, see BTW: London Classics.