The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Loftie, William John

LOFTIE, William John, Irish-Anglican clergyman, writer on antiquities: b. Tandragee, County Armagh, 25 July 1839; d. 16 June 1911. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and after holding church appointments 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. He published &lsquo;Round About London&rsquo; (1877; 4th ed., 1880); &lsquo;Plea for Art in the House&rsquo; (1877); &lsquo;Memorials of the Savoy&rsquo; (1879); &lsquo;A Ride in Egypt&rsquo; (1879); &lsquo;A History of London&rsquo; (1883); &lsquo;Authorized Guide to the Tower of London&rsquo;

(1886); &lsquo;London&rsquo; (1887); &lsquo;Windsor&rsquo; (1887); &lsquo;Westminster Abbey&rsquo; (1890); &lsquo;The Cathedral Churches of England&rsquo; (1892); &lsquo;Inigo Jones and Wren&rsquo; (1893); &lsquo;Inns of Court and Chancery&rsquo; (1894); &lsquo;London Afternoons&rsquo; (1901); &lsquo;Coronation Book of Edward VII&rsquo;; &lsquo;Colour of London&rsquo; (1907).