William John Loftie (25 July 1839, Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland – 16 June 1911) was a British clergyman and writer, on the history of London, travel, art and architecture.

Biography

He was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. After holding church appointments, he joined the staff of the ''Saturday Review'', and in 1894 that of the ''National Observer''. As a writer on antiquarian subjects he combined learning and picturesque statement.

Works

Published works: *''The Latin Year'' (1873) *''Views in the English Lake District'' (1875) *''English Lake Scenery'' (1875) with T. L. Rowbotham *''Picturesque Scottish Scenery from the Original Drawings of T. L. Rowbotham'' (1875) *''A Plea for Art in the House'' (1876) *''Views in North Wales from Original Drawings By T. L. Rowbotham'' (1875) *''In and Out of London: or, The Half-Holidays of a Town Clerk'' (1875) *''Views in Wicklow & Killarney'' (1876) *''Catalogue of the Prints and Etchings of Hans Sebald Beham'' (1877) *''A Ride In Egypt From Sioot To Luxor In 1879'' (1879) *''Round About London, Historical, Archaeological, Architectural, and Picturesque Notes'' (1880) *''Queen Anne's Son: the Memoirs of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Reprinted from a Tract Published in 1789'' (1881) editor
''A History of London''
(1883) **''A History of London. Supplement to the First Edition'' (1884) *''An Essay on Scarabs'' (1884) *''Lessons in the Art of Illuminating'' (1885)
''Windsor: a Description of the Castle, Park, Town and Neighbourhood''
(1886) *''Marchfield: a Story of Commercial Morality'' (London: SPCK c.1886) *''Historic Towns'' London (1887) *''Kensington Picturesque & Historical'' (1888)
''Authorised Guide to the Tower of London''
2nd edition (1888); 1st edition 1886 *''Orient Line Guide: Chapters for Travellers by Sea and Land'' (1890) *''Ye Oldest Diarie of Englysshe Travell: Being the hitherto unpublished narrative of the pilgrimage of Sir Richard Torkington to Jerusalem in 1517'' (c.1890) editor *''London City: Its History, Streets, Traffic, Buildings, People'' (1891) *''Westminster Abbey'' (1891) *''The Cathedral Churches of England and Wales'' (1892) *''Inigo Jones and Wren: or, The Rise and Decline of Modern Architecture in England'' (1893) *''Inns of Court & Chancery'' (1893) *''Whitehall Historical and Architectural'' (1895) *''Reynolds and Children’s Portraiture in England'' *''Sir Edwin Landseer and Animal Painting in England'' (1897) *''Kensington Palace'' (1898) *''London Afternoons'' (1901) essays, as ''Rambles in and near London'' (1903) *''The Coronation Book of Edward VII, King of All the Britons and Emperor of India'' (1902) *''The Colour of London, historic, personal, & local'' (1907) illustrated by Yoshio Markino *''Victoria's London'' (1984) volume 1 reprint of ''London City''

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