London Curiosities: The Capital´s Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places
John Wade
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Description for London Curiosities: The Capital´s Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places
Paperback. Story of monuments and memorials in london with lost meanings Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft 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 ... Read more
London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473879119
SKU
V9781473879119
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-12
About John Wade
John Wade began his journalistic career on local newspapers, where he worked his way from junior reporter to deputy editor. He was editor of the UK magazine _Photography_ for seven years before becoming a freelance writer and photographer thirty years ago. He has written and illustrated numerous articles on camera history for photographic and collectors' magazines in the UK, America ... Read more
Reviews for London Curiosities: The Capital´s Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places
This amazing book will be of interest mainly to people who live in London or who intend visiting for pleasure. Some real gems inside, genuine surprises, too!
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