Curiosities of London : historical walks around the capital
Brandon, David, 1946-2015
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This title provides an informative and entertaining selection of walks around well-known and some less-visited parts of London, revealing the oddities, bizarre connections, and strange stories from the past that echo through the city streets. The guide includes Bloomsbury with its literary connections and garden squares; the historic Borough; Whitechapel and Stepney in the East End; Clerkenwell and its associations with monastic orders, prisons and radicalism; parts of the historic and ancient City of London; the stylish Mayfair; and much more.
Main title:
Curiosities of London : historical walks around the capital / David Brandon, Alan Brooke.
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2015.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781445648439 (pbk)
Dewey class:
914.210486914.21 BRAN914.210486 BRA
Language:
English
BRN:
249286
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