The Municipal Parks Gardens And Open Spaces of London Their History And Assoc
The Municipal Parks Gardens And Open Spaces of London Their History And Assoc
J J John James Sexby
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Fitzroy House, a large square brick building, with capacious and finely-proportioned rooms, was erected about the year 1780. The grounds were tastefully laid out with gravel walks and carriage-drives, shaded by well-grown trees. The Earl of Buckingham resided here in 1811, but in 1828 the mansion-house was taken down, and the estate sub- * Palmer, 'History of St. Pancras. ' f 'Old and New London, ' vol. V. , p. 411. J Howitt, ' Northern Heights, ' p. 418. 28 434 OPEN SPACES OF LONDON divided in...to several plots upon which villas were built. * In one of these villas lived Dr. Southwood Smith, the popular physician, author of ' The Philosophy of Health. 't In 1837 Dr. Smith was appointed by the Government to inquire into the state of the poor, with a view to see how far disease and misery were produced by unhealthy dwellings and habits. His inquiries led to the passing of the Act for procuring improved drainage, and ultimately to the establishment of the Public Board of Health, of which he became a leading member.^ He was also Physician to the London Fever Hospital, and compiled a treatise on fever, which became a standard medical work.
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