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Survey of London: Battersea: Volume 49: Public, Commercial and Cultural

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Description for Survey of London: Battersea: Volume 49: Public, Commercial and Cultural Hardback. The south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. Part of the Survey of London series, this title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards. Series: Survey of London. Num Pages: 520 pages, 200 colour images + 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2436.

The south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants’ villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wadsworth Commons.  Battersea enjoyed spectacular growth during Queen Victoria’s reign, and railroads brought industry and a robust building boom, transforming the parish into another of London’s dense, smoky neighborhoods, though not without its unique and distinguishing features.  Among these are Battersea Park, which was created by the Crown in the 1850s; the monumental Battersea Power Station, completed in 1939; and Clapham Junction railway station, which is, by measure ... Read more

 

The two latest volumes of the Survey of London, 49 and 50, trace Battersea’s development from medieval times to the present day.  Offering detailed analysis of its streets and buildings both thematically and topographically, and including copious original in-depth research and investigation, the books are a trove of architectural history and British history.  Profusely illustrated with new and archival images, architectural drawings and maps, these volumes are welcome additions to the acclaimed Survey of London series.



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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Series
Survey of London
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300196160
SKU
V9780300196160
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Andrew Saint
Andrew Saint is the general editor of The Survey of London and the author of Richard Norman Shaw. 

Reviews for Survey of London: Battersea: Volume 49: Public, Commercial and Cultural
 “St Mary’s rightly figures on the cover of a marvellous new book. Or rather, two books, for these are volumes 49 and 50 of the monumental Survey of London, which began 113 years ago with the Parish of Bromley by Bow. To have reached Volume 50 is astonishing. The editors, Andrew Saint and Colin Thom, should be made dukes, at ... Read more

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