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Discovering London Curiosities (Shire Discovering)
John Wittich
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Description for Discovering London Curiosities (Shire Discovering)
Paperback. Curiosity is the desire to know or learn, inquisitiveness about trifles or other people's affairs, a curious matter or investigation, a vanity, a curious detail or feature. This book introduces readers to a London full of curiosities. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158. New.
This book will introduce readers to a different side of London to the one they may already know; a city so full of curiosities and peculiarities – stories that have largely been left untold and features that go unnoticed. Objects that are passed everyday without a second glance come alive in this little guide for both the visitor or the most seasoned Londoner; the statue of Charles I at Charing Cross which was melted down by a blacksmith after his execution – or was it? Or the Aldgate Pump with its strange tasting water – where did it come from originally? Around every corner in London there is a story to tell, and John Wittich guides us through hundreds of London curiosities, arranged into chapters which make interesting walks for exploring certain parts of London.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Shire Discovering
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747807605
SKU
9780747807605
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99-2
About John Wittich
John Wittich has lectured on London and architecture for many years, as a freelance and at various adult education colleges, the National Trust and summer schools. From 1962 to 1978 with Ron Phillips he pioneered walking tours in the City of London and its environs. A guide-lecturer of the London Tourist Board, he holds Fellowships of the Royal Society of Arts and the Ancient Monuments Society. He is a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, a Member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks (Master 1995-6), and represents the Company on the Senate of the City University. He is the Parish Clerk of St Mary Aldermanbury and a member of the Minor Order of Readers of the Church of England. His other Shire books are London's Inns and Taverns, London's Parks and Squares, London Street Names and Off-beat Walks in London in the 'Discovering' series, and London Villages.
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