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Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2011-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752480282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752480286 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis London's 100 Strangest Places by : David Long
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.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 222 |
Release |
: 2011-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752480282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752480286 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis London's 100 Strangest Places by : David Long
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.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0750945095 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780750945097 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tunnels, Towers & Temples by : David Long
Features some of the quirkiest and least well-known curiosities of London
Author |
: London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:60221775 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Unusual Places to Visit in London by : London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau
Author |
: John Wade |
Publisher |
: Grub Street Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 362 |
Release |
: 2017-04-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473879133 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473879132 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis London Curiosities by : John Wade
An off-the-beaten-path tour of the city’s hidden highlights, and the stories behind them. London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies a chamber resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Alfred Hitchcock in North London? How many of those who walk past Cleopatra’s Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument stands beside the Thames? How many know that what was once London’s smallest police station can be seen in Trafalgar Square? Or that pineapples are used in the architectural design of so many buildings? Or why there are memorials to the Mayflower and Pilgrim Fathers in Rotherhithe? Learn more about the capital of curiosities in this delightful guide for lovers of history, trivia, and travel.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 427 |
Release |
: 2011-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752480305 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752480308 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings by : David Long
Delve into London's architectural curiositites and discover the unexpected gems waiting around every corner. London is full of extraordinary, enigmatic and, above all, unexpected buildings: a pirate castle in Camden, an art gallery made of shipping containers, underground ghost stations, and much more. Here David Long reveals the very best of the capital’s extraordinary buildings, some of which are passed by every day, hidden in plain sight.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2010-12-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752462363 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752462369 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Little Book of the London Underground by : David Long
Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’ According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it? This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 191 |
Release |
: 2010-12-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752462622 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752462628 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Little Book of London by : David Long
The Little Book of London is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium full of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. London's looniest laws, its most eccentric inhabitants, the realities of being royal and literally hundreds of wacky facts about the world's greatest city combine to make it required reading for visitors and locals alike.
Author |
: David Long |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 251 |
Release |
: 2011-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780752480329 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0752480324 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis London's Secret Square Mile by : David Long
The streetscape of London's historic square mile has been evolving for centuries, but the City's busy commercial heart still boasts an extensive network of narrow passages and alleyways, secret squares and half-hidden courtyards. Using his wealth of local knowledge, historian David Long guides you through these ancient rights of passage – many dating back to medieval times or earlier – their evocative names recalling old taverns, notable individuals and City traditions. Hidden behind the glass, steel and stone of London's banks and big business, these survivors of modern development bear witness to nearly 2,000 years of British history.
Author |
: Leo Rosten |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 278 |
Release |
: 1939 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:503712100 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Strangest Places ... Illustrated by George Price. [Sketches of American City Life.]. by : Leo Rosten