Tunnels, Towers & Temples: London's 100 Strangest Places - Couverture rigide

Long, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750945095 ISBN 13 : 9780750945097

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Taking a sideways look at London, this title aims to reveal the hidden stories, curious histories and sometimes comic associations behind dozens of often quite familiar places. It seeks to show a strange side of London most people never come to know, even though they walk its streets every day.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'Tunnels, Towers & Temples' takes a sideways look at London, revealing the hidden stories, curious histories and sometimes comic assocations behind dozens of often quite familiar places. Through their stories, the author reveals a strange side of London most people never come to know, even though they walk its streets every day and take much of what they see entirely for granted. Typical examples include extensive networks of tunnels running beneath high street pavements, secret transport and signalling networks crisscrossing the capital, genuine oddities such as streetlamps powered by sewer gas, a street where you can legally drive on the right, a future Russian Tsar working incognito in a British naval dockyard, even a Nazi memorial sited among the real heroes and adventurers of the British Empire. This companion to 'Spectacular Vernacular: London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings' is the best possible start for anyone who wishes to get off the beaten track and under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London.

Biographie de l'auteur :

A writer and journalist for more than 20 years, David Long has regularly appeared in The Times, Sunday Times and London Evening Standard. An award-winning ghostwriter, under his own name he is the author of Spectacular Vernacular: London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings, a sequel Tunnels, Towers & Temples: London's 100 Strangest Places, and is shortly to publish The Little Book of London, a trilogy reflecting a deep interest in the quirkier side of the city's long history, its architecture and often eccentric inhabitants

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0750945095
• ISBN 13: 9780750945097
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240