Regent Street

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*DJ ENGLISH ROSS LONDON TELESCOPE NO.82220 PATTERN 373
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Sir Walter Besant, in The Fascination of London, published in 1903, continues his survey of Regent Street:

Regent Street is Nash's great memorial.

The conception is undoubtedly fine, namely, a vast avenue to lead from Carlton House to a country mansion to be built for George IV in Regent's Park.

Nash's great idea, the combining of many separate buildings into one uniform facade, is here seen at its best.

At first a lengthy colonnade supported by columns 16 feet high ran on either side of the quadrant, but this darkened the shops, so it was removed.

The street is famous for its shops, which line it from end to end; it has also the merit of being wider than most of the London streets.

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