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Discovering London's Docklands (Shire Discovering)
Christopher Fautley
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Description for Discovering London's Docklands (Shire Discovering)
Paperback. "Discovering London's Docklands". Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140. New.
Thriving port, derelict wasteland, contemporary vibrant business centre: few places in Britain have seen such extreme changes of fortune as London's Docklands. This book reveals the area's mysteries and secrets, such as the launch site of the Great Eastern, where pink pigeons were a common sight, where to find a piece of Britain's first iron-clad frigate, and how Muchute got its name. It also explores oddities of the twenty-first century among them a floating church, a transporter bridge, a blue flying saucer, and a roof garden at ground level and, of course, the eye-popping architecture for which the district has ... Read more
Thriving port, derelict wasteland, contemporary vibrant business centre: few places in Britain have seen such extreme changes of fortune as London's Docklands. This book reveals the area's mysteries and secrets, such as the launch site of the Great Eastern, where pink pigeons were a common sight, where to find a piece of Britain's first iron-clad frigate, and how Muchute got its name. It also explores oddities of the twenty-first century among them a floating church, a transporter bridge, a blue flying saucer, and a roof garden at ground level and, of course, the eye-popping architecture for which the district has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Discovering
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747808459
SKU
9780747808459
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Ref
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About Christopher Fautley
Chris Fautley is a professional freelance writer. He specialises in UK travel, history and heritageand is also an article-writing tutor for a correspondence course. He is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times travel section and has also written more than one hundred articles for the Times Educational Supplement, regularly focusing on fun, inspirational and educational days out for school ... Read more
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