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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 10, No. 278, Supplementary Number (1828) by Various
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26. The Green Park.

27. The King's Stables, including those recently built, and others
which are in contemplation.

28. James-street, leading from Buckingham Gate to Westminster, with
thirteen new houses fronting the Park.

29. Stafford-row, with ten new houses, extending to the Gun Tavern,
and continuing to Ward's-row, from whence Arabella-row runs, at the
side of the King's Stable.

A road extends from Great George-street, Westminster, through
Bird-cage walk, to Grosvenor-place, for private carriages, on the side
of which, marked 5 in the plan, (in front of the present barracks,) a
row of new houses will be erected.

The present Guard house at Buckingham Gate will be removed, and a new
Guard house erected close to the wall of the new stables in
James-street.

There may, perhaps, be some alteration in the distribution of the
interior of the Park, as to the form of the paths; but the water will
assume, as nearly as possible, the present shape, and the public will
have access to the whole of the Park.

Lamentations long and loud have been poured forth on the late
neglected state of St. James's Park. An intelligent home tourist in
1813, says, "It concerned me to observe that this park presents at
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