Hidden City : The Secret Alleys, Courts and Yards of London's Square Mile
David. Long
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Stroud : : The History Press, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (418 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of London; Introduction; Hidden City - Street by Street; Appendix I: Street Names within the Square Mile; Appendix II: The City of London Wards; Appendix II: City of London Parishes; Appendix IV: Built, Burned, Rebuilt, Bombed and Redundant: The Fate of City Churches; Appendix V: Finding Pavement-Pounding Thirsty Work? Take a Break; Appendix VI: City Open Spaces; Bibliography; Copyright. - ""Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey its innumerable little lanes and courts."" Such was Samuel Johnson's advice to his companion Boswell, and more than two centuries later his advice is still just as valid. To a great degree the real London - the fascination of extraordinary goings-on during its long history, of famous Londoners past and present, and of some of its finest and most diverse architectural treasures - is often to be found not in its more famous streets and
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| Emner | Alleys - History - London - England
Courtyards - History - England - London Historic buildings - History - England - London Street names - History - London - England Vis mer... Streets - History - England - London
Alleys -- England -- London -- History. Courtyards -- England -- London -- History. England Historic buildings -- England -- London -- History. London London (England) -- Description and travel. Reiser Street names -- England -- London -- History. Streets -- England -- London -- History. Architecture Art, Architecture & Applied Arts |
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| ISBN | 978-0-7524-5774-1(ib.) : Nkr 280.00
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