London 2: South - Couverture souple

Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140710477 ISBN 13 : 9780140710472

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

A uniquely comprehensive guide to the twelve southern boroughs. Its riverside buildings range from the royal splendours of Hampton Court and Greenwich and the Georgian delights of Richmond, to the monuments of Victorian commerce in Lambeth and Southwark. But the book also charts lesser known suburbs, from former villages such as Clapham to still rural, Edwardian Chislehurst, as well as the results of 20th century planners' dreams from Roehampton to Thamesmead. Full accounts are given of London landmarks as diverse as Southwark Cathedral, Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery and the arts complex of the South Bank. The outer boroughs include diverse former country houses - Edward IV's Eltham, the Jacobean Charlton House, and the Palladian Marble Hill. The rich Victorian churches and school buildings are covered in detail, as are the exceptional structures of Kew Gardens.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

LONDON 4 NORTH is the latest in the much acclaimed six-volume London series of Pevsner's architectural guides. It covers the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Islington, Hackney and Haringey, from the formal Georgian squares of Bloomsbury, through Victorian suburbs and railway stations, to the attractive hill towns of Hampstead and Highgate, and twentieth century developments beyond. Each area has an historical introduction followed by a comprehensive gazetteer with succinct accounts of the varied buildings of all periods that give character to London's many distinctive neighbourhoods. Numerous maps and detailed indexes makes this authoritative book invaluable as both a guide and a work of reference.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bridget Cherry, Editor of the Buildings of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, is the author of London 2 South and London 3 North West in the revised London series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140710477
• ISBN 13: 9780140710472
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 816
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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