GLIMPSES OF THE PAST Sidney Kirkwood had a lodging in Tysoe Street, Clerkenwell.

It is a short street, which, like so many in London, begins reputably and degenerates in its latter half.

The cleaner end leads into Wilmington Square, which consists of decently depressing houses, occupied in the main, as the lower windows and front-doors indicate, by watchmakers, working jewellers, and craftsmen of allied pursuits.

The open space, grateful in this neighbourhood, is laid out as a garden, with trees, beds, and walks.

Near the iron gate, which, for certain hours in the day, gives admission, is a painted notice informing the public that, by the grace of the Marquis of Northampton, they may here take their ease on condition of good behaviour; to children is addressed a distinct warning that 'This is not a playing ground.' From his window Sidney had a good view of the Square.