A small hamlet within the village of Kensington outside London. The L&M Companion suggests that the whole of Kensington contained around 200 houses. The area shown on the map is a very rough guess as to the extent of Knightsbridge.
Knightsbridge
Map
The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:
- Built-up London – London before the Fire
- City of London wall and Great Fire damage – London after the Fire
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References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
1664
- Jun
1665
- Apr
1669
- May
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Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Knightsbridge Turnpike shows south of Hyde Park on the left of this map, recalling Pepys's journey from Hyde Park on to Knightsbridge, which does not itself show on a J.Cary map (see below for the next segment west}
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Terry Foreman • Link
Further west of Hyde Park on the [Knightsbridge] Turnpike. Knightsbridge fades into Chelsea while Belgravia lies to the east and South Kensington to the west
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