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Sir Walter Besant, in The Fascination of London, published in 1903, continues his survey of the metropolis with this look at Green Park:

Beginning at the extreme westerly limit of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, on the south side of Hyde Park Corner, we find ourselves in the Green Park.

This is a triangular piece of ground, which was formerly called Little or Upper St. James's Park.

It has not much history.

In 1642 fortifications were erected on Constitution Hill, and at the end of the seventeenth century this same spot was a noted place for duels.

Fireworks on a great scale, with public entertainments, took place in the park at the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, and again in 1814.

On Constitution Hill three attempts were made on the life of Queen Victoria. The chief object of interest in the park is Buckingham Palace, which is not altogether in St. Martin's; in fact, the greater part, including most of the grounds, is in the adjacent parish of St. George's, Hanover Square.

The palace is a dreary building, without any pretence of architectural merit, but it attracts attention as the London home of the English Sovereign.

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