A Topographical and Historical Account of the Parish of St Mary-le-Bone Smith
A Topographical and Historical Account of the Parish of St Mary-le-BoneComprising a Copious Description of its Public Buildings, Antiquities, Schools, Charitable Endowments, Sources of Public Amusement, etc. with Biographical Notices of Eminent Persons\nAuthor(s): Thomas Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108079037, 978-1108079037\nSynopsis\nLittle is known about Thomas Smith, the author of this 1833 local history of the parish of St Marylebone in London, where, as he states in his preface, he was born and had lived for thirty-six years. His motive for writing the book, aside from 'an inherent affection for the place of his nativity', was an awareness that with the passing of the great Reform Act of 1832, by which Marylebone was designated a borough with its own Member of Parliament, the district was likely to grow rapidly, with both the loss of memories of earlier times, and a swiftly cha.
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