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Thomas Faulkner (topographer)

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The plates in the 1820 edition were, in general, poor but some etchings, illustrative of the work, were published by Robert Banks, from original drawings in the possession of William Higgs, F.S.A., then a resident in Kensington, and in 1831 eight views of
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History and Antiquities of Kensington, with Biographical Anecdotes of Royal and Distinguished Personages, and a Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures in the Palace from a survey taken by the late Benjamin West, P.R.A., by command of his
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An Historical and Topographical Account of Chelsea and its Environs. With biographical anecdotes of illustrious and eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea during the three preceding centuries
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He branched out of the family business and, for many years, kept a small bookseller's and stationer's shop at the corner of Paradise Row, at the western end of the footpath running past
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography H. M. Chichester, 'Faulkner, Thomas (1777–1855)’, rev. Joanne Potier, first published 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, 472 words -
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Two portraits of Thomas Faulkner exist—an expressive one in octavo size, with his coat of arms, and a quarto lithograph inscribed 'J. Holmes, ad vivum del.'
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of West London. He is known for three principal works that were to become standard 19th-century references for the localities of
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for June 1855 contains a complete list of Faulkner's works, including several minor publications not in the
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An Historical and Topographical Account of the parish of Fulham, including the hamlet of Hammersmith,
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were published from drawings by James Sargeant, engraved by H. Waller and John Rogers.
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His literary career began in October or November 1797 with pieces for the
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An Historical and Topographical Account of Chelsea and its Environs
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History and Antiquities of Brentford, Chiswick, and Ealing
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History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Faulkner died on 26 May 1855 aged 78 on Smith Street,
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Fulham
Chelsea, London
Brompton Cemetery
Charles Cotton
topographer
Chelsea
Fulham
Kensington
Fulham
West London
Chelsea Hospital
autodidact
French
Spanish
Gentleman's Magazine
New Monthly Magazine
Brownlow North
bishop of Winchester
Weeden Butler the younger
George Cadogan
John Randolph
Bishop of London
George IV
Queen Victoria
Chelsea
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