"Norton, no question, was there in the garden when the incident occured."

Found in my university library this afternoon whilst I was looking for something else. According to the library catalogue this is a copy of the Commentaries on the history, constitutions, & chartered franchises of the city of London, written by one George Norton, and published in 1869. I imagine it's only if you have enjoyed the works of Iain Sinclair that you would find it amusing that there really was a Norton who was a historian of London, although I suppose it's always possible that this isn't a coincidence at all.