Covent Garden Its Romance And History

"Covent Garden" is a 'historical and topographical account of one of the most interesting spots in the metropolis'. Reginald Jacobs charts the history of the area, world-famous as the location of the Royal Opera House and Covent Garden Market, from its unassuming beginnings as the 'convent garden,' a burial-ground belonging to Westminster Abbey prior to Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, to the early twentieth century. Along the way, he records all manner of interesting facts about Cov