The Wood that Built London : A Human History of the Great North Wood Paperback / softback
by C.J. Schuler
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It is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed for a thousand years, providing timber for construction, furniture and shipbuilding, and charcoal for London’s blacksmiths, kilns and bakeries.
Now they afford important green space, a vital habitat for small mammals, birds and insects.
In The Wood That Built London, historian C.J. Schüler draws on a wealth of documents, historic maps and environmental evidence to chart the fortunes of the North Wood from its earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and the gradual encroachment of the metropolis.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Sandstone Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/09/2022
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- ISBN:9781914518164
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Sandstone Press Ltd
- Publication Date:01/09/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781914518164