Excerpt from History and Antiquities of Kensington: Interspersed With Biographical Anecdotes of Royal and Distinguished Personages, and a Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures in the Palace, From a Survey Taken by the Late B. West, P. R. A., By Command of His MajestyTopography being in the highest degree useful and entertaining, and adapted to the disposition and genius of the present age, it seems unnecessary to offer any apology, to justify the choice of my subject.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.