London Peculiars : A Guide to the City's Offbeat Places Paperback / softback
by Peter Ashley
Part of the The London Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
A peculiar can be defined as something that 'has eccentric or individual variations to the general or predicted pattern'. And, as it turns out, London is overflowing with them.
This pocket-sized book will accompany you around the capital, guiding you from the tent-shaped tomb designed for Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton by his widow, Isabel Arundel Gordon; to what may be the last surviving porter's rest in London; to a stone niche by a long-demolished foundling hospital where almost 15, 000 infants were discarded over the course of the 18th century.
Sometimes heroic, sometimes tragic, often amusing and always unexpected, these so-called 'peculiars' bring colour to the fabric of London.
Whether you are a lifelong resident or a visitor passing through, London Peculiars is guaranteed to lead you on an adventure. Also in the series:Vinyl London ISBN 9781788840156Rock 'n' Roll London ISBN 9781788840163Art London ISBN 9781788840385
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 9 Illustrations, black and white; 134 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:ACC Art Books
- Publication Date:20/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781851499182
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages, 9 Illustrations, black and white; 134 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:ACC Art Books
- Publication Date:20/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781851499182
