ury and Cecil Streets, names that recall a
mansion of Sir Robert Cecil, second son of Lord Burleigh, called
Salisbury House.

Adjacent to this stood Worcester House. It was originally the town-house
of the Bishops of Carlisle; at the Reformation it was presented to the
Earl of Bedford, and known as Bedford House, until the owner built
another house on the north side of the Strand. It then became the
property of the Marquis of Worcester, and was known as Worcester House.
Lord Clarendon lived here after the Restoration. At Worcester House his
daughter Anne was married to the Duke of York. Lord Clarendon left the
house, and went to live in St. James's Street. Worcester House was then
used for great occasions.

Here the Duke of Ormond (1669) was installed Chancellor of the
University of Oxford, and in 1674 the Duke of Monmouth Chancellor of the
University of Cambridge. The Worcester House Conference was also held in
the hall of this place. Beaufort Buildings occupy a part of the site.
The house itself was destroyed by the Duke of Beaufort.

Exeter Street and Hall (north) preserve the name of Exeter House, built
by Lord Burleigh. It was at first Cecil House, but on the succession of
his eldest son, the Earl of Exeter, elder brother of Sir Robert Cecil,
it became Exeter House. Afterwards the house was used by Doctors of
Ecclesiastical Law, etc., and later was converted into an exchange, at
first designed for the sale of fancy goods, but later famous for an
exhibition of wild beasts. The body of Gay the poet rested in this
Exchange before being interred in Westminster Abbey.

Exeter Hall was erected in 1830 for the purpose of religious meetings.
Exeter Street will always be associated with the name of Dr. Johnson,
who took lodgings here when he came up to London first, and dined at a
neighbouring cookshop for eightpence.

The Lyceum Theatre was designed by S. Beazley, and opened in 1834. It
will be always associated with the names of Sir Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry. It stands on the site of the English Opera-House, burnt down in
1830, which during many years was the home of a quaint convivial
gathering, called the Beefsteak Society, founded by Rich and Lambert in
1735. The members dined together off beefsteaks at five o'clock on
Saturdays from November until the end of June. The gridiron was their
emblem.

Just before arriving at Wellington Street there is a glimpse of green
trees, and of a brilliant bed of flowers, do