Secret London

Secret London PDF Author: Rachel Howard
Publisher: Jonglez
ISBN: 9782361952808
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
This guide to London's most peculiar and under-the-radar bars and restaurants is for serious foodies, intrepid drinkers, urban explorers -- and anyone curious to discover the infinite possibilities to have fun in London.

Hidden London

Hidden London PDF Author: David Bownes
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300245793
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

The 500 Hidden Secrets of London

The 500 Hidden Secrets of London PDF Author: Tom Greig
Publisher: Luster Publishing
ISBN: 9789460581731
Category : TRAVEL
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Where are the 5 best places to find street food? Which are the 5 best restaurants to grab your lunch at in Soho? Which pubs have the most amazing interiors? Where are the best places to discover vintage vinyl? Which are the most innovative theatre companies? Where will you find the most unusual museums? The best places for an outdoor swim? The 500 Hidden Secrets of London reveals these good-to-know places and many more. Discover a diverse range of under-the-radar yet outstanding addresses that will allow you to explore the best of the city away from the crowds. An affectionate and informed guide to London, written by a true local. This is a book for visitors who want to avoid the usual tourist spots and for residents who are keen to track down the city's best-kept secrets. Photography by Sam Mellish.

Secret London

Secret London PDF Author: Andrew Duncan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843303930
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description

London Under

London Under PDF Author: Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385531516
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface. There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to penetrate history, and Ackroyd's book is filled with the stories unique to this underworld: the hydraulic device used to lower bodies into the catacombs in Kensal Green cemetery; the door in the plinth of the statue of Boadicea on Westminster Bridge that leads to a huge tunnel packed with cables for gas, water, and telephone; the sulphurous fumes on the Underground's Metropolitan Line. Highly imaginative and delightfully entertaining, London Under is Ackroyd at his best.

Secret Underground London

Secret Underground London PDF Author: Nick Catford
Publisher: Folly Books
ISBN: 9780956440570
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Much has been written about the mysterious underground world that lies beneath the streets of London but few have ever had the opportunity to see so many aspects of it first-hand and make a detailed photographic record of all that they have seen. This is one of the two factors that make this book so different from all the others that have come before it. The second factor is the meticulous research that has gone into ensuring that the history and background narrative to each of the locations described and illustrated are both concise and accurate.

London Recruits

London Recruits PDF Author: Ken Keable
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780850366556
Category : Anti-apartheid movements
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
ANC members found it very difficult to escape police surveillance after the Rivonia trial ... in 1963-64. But white people from outside South Africa - being unknown and unsuspected - could move about freely to do things for the ANC. London Recruits tells of the secret work they did: how they were recruited, their activities in South Africa and neighbouring countries, their motives and how they feel about it in retrospect."--Back cover

A Secret London

A Secret London PDF Author: Kristine Valenzuela
Publisher: DoctorZed Publishing
ISBN: 0992555388
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
From the creators of Monster Circus and A Secret Sydney. Experience London’s famous landmarks and events through the eyes of fairies. Dance with the performers of Covent Garden. Fly around Piccadilly Circus. Join the Changing of the Guard. Walk on the Tower Bridge. Take a ride on the London Underground. Play tennis on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. Every page uncovers a secret as each illustration and poetry beautifully paints the hidden world of fairies that lies within everyday London. See the UK’s largest city in a whole new perspective. Welcome to A Secret London.

The Secret History of Our Streets

The Secret History of Our Streets PDF Author: Joseph Bullman
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1849904502
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
"In a modern version of a classic survey from the 19th century, where Charles Booth [(1840-1916)] spent 17 years exploring the social and economic conditions of every street in Victorian London, this ... book tells the story of six London streets and the people who lived there. The selection represents the wifdest possible picture of the city both socially and geographically; from Deptford High Street, Camberwell Grove and Reverdy Road in the south, to Caledonian Road in the north, Portland Road in the west and Arnold Circus in the east. Each has a fascinating history of its own, from the rich being pushed out by the super-rich in Notting Hill to the first public housing scheme being launched at Arnold Circus. Together, however, their stories reveal the big underlying forces that have shaped London for thye last 130 years: gentrification, migration, slum clearances, property speculation, and the rural being subsumed by a growing metropolis. ..."--Jacket.
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