London: A Guide for Curious Wanderers (eBook)

Jack Chesher (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
192 Seiten
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-7756-4 (ISBN)

Infos

See London in a completely new light inthis guide to the citys hidden secrets,untold stories andspecial places laden with history which you can discover for yourself! London is famous for its museums, each one full of treasures and relics but the biggest museum in the capital is the city itself. From the stories behind unusual street names, to the trees in our parks; railings made from recycled WWII stretchers, to shrapnel damage on walls; the hidden symbols on post boxes, to prehistoric tree trunks there is a rich history hidden in the oft-overlooked details of the citys streets, gardens, parks and buildings. This richly detailed and beautifully illustratedbook provides a miscellany of historic features and curiosities to spot as you wander around the capital. Whether you've always wondered why there are cattle troughs on your route to work, why bollards often look like upside down cannons orwanted to know what a Victorian stink pipe is this book will provide the tools to decipherLondon's secret code, and introduce you to a treasure trove of hidden spots to explore. The book comes complete with maps so you can spot these details yourselfon walks through the capital. So, pop on a sturdy pair of shoes and get ready to turn the city into the museum you never knew you had.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2023
• Illustrationen: Katharine Fraser
• Zusatzinfo: 150
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
• Schlagworte: a city through time • Acton • adults • adventurer • Anglo Saxon • Architecture • attractions • aunt • Barbican • bermondsey • Bestseller • blue plaques • bomb shelters • Book • books • books about London • books for walkers • Britain • Brixton • brutalist • buildings • Bunkers • Capital • Cemetery • Central • Chelsea • children • Christmas • City • clapham • colleague • Cultural • curious • curious wanderers • Dad • Dalston • Daughter • discovering • discovering london • East • edwardian • England • FACTS • Family • Father • festive • Filler • Free • friend • Fulham • Galleries • Geography • georgian • ghost signs • Gift • gift for • Grandad • grandfather • Grandma • grandmother • Green • Guidebook • Guide Book • Hackney • Hampstead • Hanukkah • Hidden • hidden corners • hikers • historical monuments • History • Holiday • how to • Islington • James • Joy • Knightsbridge • Leyton • Living History • living london history • londinium • London • lost rivers • map • Maps • maps of london • meanings • medeival • Medieval • Modern • MoM • Monuments • mother • mudlark • MUM • Museums • Myths • North • not touristy • Old • Old Street • Picadilly • Piccadilly • Prehistory • present • pre-war • psychogeography • psyshogeography • Pub • pub names • Rambler • real londoners • Regency • Relics • Roman • Royal Parks • Secret • Secret Santa • seeing the sights • self guided • Shakespeare • Shepherd's Bush • Shoreditch • siteseeing • Social • SOHO • Son • South • staycation • St James • stocking filler • stocking stuffer • stockwell • Stories • St Pauls • St Pauls Cathedral • stratford • Street Art • street furniture • street names • Stuart • stuffer • suitable for children • sunday • Symbols • Teacher • Ten • Thames • the capital • The Globe • Time Out • Times • Toman • Top • Tottenham • Tour • Tourism • tourist attractions • tourists • Tower Bridge • Transport • Travel • travel back in time • Travel Guide • TRIP • tripadvisor • Tube • Tudor • uncle • Underground • United Kingdom • Untold Stories • untouristy • vacation • Vauxhall • Victorian • Visit • visiting • walkers • Walks • walthamstow • Wander • wartime • Water • West • what to do • where to go • where to visit • wonder • World War II
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-7756-7 / 0711277567
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-7756-4 / 9780711277564