Biography

Edwin Beresford Chancellor FRHS FSA was an English author known for his works on the history of London and it environs. He wrote his first book, Historical Richmond (1885), when only 17 years old. In 1924-25, he completed a six-volume history of The Lives of the Rakes.

Books by E. Beresford Chancellor

Historical Richmond
Historical Richmond
2023
Private Palaces of London Past
Private Palaces of London Past and Present
2023
Private Palaces of London
Private Palaces of London
2021
Romance of Soho, Being an Acco
Romance of Soho, Being an Account of the District, Its Past Distinguished Inhabitants, Its Historic Houses, and Its Place in the Social Annals of London
2021
XVIIIth Century in London
XVIIIth Century in London
2021
Lives of the British Architect
Lives of the British Architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers
2018
A History Of The Squares And Palaces Of London
A History Of The Squares And Palaces Of London
2012
Memorials of St James's Street - Together with the Annals of Almack's
Memorials of St James's Street - Together with the Annals of Almack's
2008
The annals of Fleet street, its traditions & associations
The annals of Fleet street, its traditions & associations
2007
The London of Thackeray
The London of Thackeray
1973
Literary types, being essays in criticism
Literary types, being essays in criticism
1970
London recalled
London recalled
1937
Londinium triumphans
Londinium triumphans
1932
The romance of Lincoln's Inn f
The romance of Lincoln's Inn fields and its neighbourhood
1932
The treasures of the Guildhall
The treasures of the Guildhall
1932
The romance of Soho
The romance of Soho
1931
London's old Latin quarter
London's old Latin quarter
1930
The annals of Covent Garden
The annals of Covent Garden
1930
The annals of Covent Garden and its neighbourhood
The annals of Covent Garden and its neighbourhood
1930
A tour thro' London about the
A tour thro' London about the year 1725
1929
The collection of watch-papers
The collection of watch-papers belonging to the Clockmakers' Company at Guildhall
1929
Vauxhall and its memories
Vauxhall and its memories
1928
A forgotten London delineator
A forgotten London delineator (T.C. Dibdin)
1927
Disappearing London
Disappearing London
1927
Liberty and Regent street
Liberty and Regent street
1927
Life in regency and early Victorian times
Life in regency and early Victorian times
1926
The West End of yesterday & to
The West End of yesterday & today
1926
Wanderings in Marylebone
Wanderings in Marylebone
1926
Literary diversions
Literary diversions
1925
St. Paul's and Southwark cathe
St. Paul's and Southwark cathedrals, abbeys and famous churches
1925
The pleasure haunts of London during four centuries
The pleasure haunts of London during four centuries
1925
The Regency Rakes (The Lives o
The Regency Rakes (The Lives of the Rakes, Volume 6)
1925
The lives of the rakes
The lives of the rakes
1924
The Restoration rakes
The Restoration rakes
1924
Memorials of St. James's Street
Memorials of St. James's Street
1922
The eighteenth century in Lond
The eighteenth century in London
1920
The eigthteenth century in Lon
The eigthteenth century in London
1920
The XVIIIth Century in London
The XVIIIth Century in London
1920
Annals of the Strand, topograp
Annals of the Strand, topographical and historical
1912
The annals of Fleet Street
The annals of Fleet Street
1912
The annals of the Strand
The annals of the Strand
1912
Lives of the British sculptors
Lives of the British sculptors
1911
The lives of the British sculptors
The lives of the British sculptors
1911
Walks among Londons̓ pictures
Walks among Londons̓ pictures
1910
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
1909
The lives of the British architects
The lives of the British architects
1909
The lives of the British architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers
The lives of the British architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers
1909
Wanderings in London, Piccadilly, Mayfair, and Pall Mall
Wanderings in London, Piccadilly, Mayfair, and Pall Mall
1909
Wanderings in London, Piccadilly, Mayfair, Pall Mall
Wanderings in London, Piccadilly, Mayfair, Pall Mall
1909
The private palaces of London, past and present
The private palaces of London, past and present
1908
The history of the squares of London, topographical & historical
The history of the squares of London, topographical & historical
1907
An account of the bridge acros
An account of the bridge across the Thames at Kew, Surrey
1903
Books from private presses
Books from private presses
1902
Wanderings in Piccadilly, Mayf
Wanderings in Piccadilly, Mayfair, and Pall Mall
1900
Literary types
Literary types
1895
The history and antiquities of
The history and antiquities of Richmond, Kew, Petersham, Ham, &c
1894
The life of Charles I
The life of Charles I
1886
The life of Charles I., 1600-1
The life of Charles I., 1600-1625
1886
The literary ghosts of London
The literary ghosts of London
1885
The annals of the Strand, topo
The annals of the Strand, topographical and historical