London is one of the world`s greatest cities. It`s iconic & dynamic; a vibrant city where the past & present meet in an explosion of art & culture. It`s also a city that is constantly on the move. From its earliest explorers, London has never been afraid to venture to new worlds & discover new & wonderful things. This hasn`t changed through the centuries. London continues to create & innovate with cutting edge ideas, especially in its food scene where you can literally taste the world from its diverse offerings, or even be transported to another world completely! Likewise with London`s libations. Pubs are the beating heart of London & there`s practically one on every corner (kind of like churches in Rome). But the beverages on offer would make any heart beat faster. & once you`re full of good food & wine, it`s time to hit the shops & enter another stratosphere altogether. Oliver Twist`s immortal question has never been more resonant, because you`ll definitely want to have more of London! This book features the best eating, drinking & shopping across 18 London precincts, including Covent Garden, King`s Cross, Soho & Piccadilly. Precinct maps make this a handy & useful guidebook, while the hardback cover creates a beautiful keepsake. London Precincts is the 6th book in Hardie Grant Travel`s Precinct series, which has been shortlisted for the 1010 Printing Best Designed Series (Including Classics) award in the 2016 Australian Book Design Awards. The winners will be announced on Friday 13 May in Melbourne. ...

A-Z Premier Map of London at 1:21, 477 (3 inches to 1 mile), waterproof & tear-resistant version, from Geographers` A-Z Map Company, designed to cover an area around at least a six-mile radius from Charing Cross, with a separate 124-page index booklet attached to the map cover. Coverage extends to Collindale, Muswell Hill, Walthamstow, Wanstead, Woolwich, Eltham, Sydenham, Wimbledon, Richmond, Wembley & Harrow. The map uses the same cartography as A-Z’s range of street atlases; the index in this version is printed in black (i.e. without highlighting districts & places of interest/facilities). Current edition of this version was published in 2012. The Premier Map of London is also available in a paper version or as a wall map, but please note that edition dates may vary.A-Z street atlases & street maps of London use the same basic cartography, enlarged or reduced according to the requirements of each title, so the print size of street names & other named features will vary according to the map scale. The mapping show A & B roads with route numbers, indicating as appropriate selected house number of easier identification of addresses. One way streets are marked & on A road, where useful, traffic flow direction. Colouring also indicates pedestrianized or restricted access streets & the maps show Congestion Charging Zone boundary, selected car parks, park & ride facilities & locations of speed cameras. In addition of railway & London Transport stations, the maps also show tramlink routes with stops, & river bus stops. Colouring indicates various types of buildings: places of interest, shopping centres & markets, leisure facilities, medical centres, etc. Also marked are public toilets, indicating facilities of disabled users. Unless indicated to the contrary, the index shows districts & various facilities or places of interest in colour to make them easy to see. All versions all include a diagram of London Transport’s Underground/ Overground/DLR network. Stanford’s presentation of the individual atlases

Includes:: an image showing the extent of the coverage. Street maps adapt the basic cartography to present various aspects of capital. Forpublication dates & other special features of each title please see the individual description.

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London Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm
- encapsulated version, from Geographers` A-Z Map Company at 3 inches to 1 mile (1:21,
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London Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm
- paper version, from Geographers` A-Z Map Company at 3 inches to 1 mile (1:21, 477),
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London Premier Street Plan at 3 inches to 1 mile (1:21, 477) from Geographers' A-Z Map Company, designed to cover an area around at least a six-mile radius from Charing Cross, with a separate 124-page comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, junction names & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The plan shows A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. One way traffic, restricted access, pedestrianized streets, junction names, selected car parks & the boundary of the Congestion Zone are marked. Railway, Underground, Docklands Light Railway & River Bus stations/stops are shown with names. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, industrial buildings, hospitals or healthcare, educational establishments, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. The map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries, plus national grid lines. The index is in a separate, 128-page booklet attached to the map cover &

Includes:: additional lists of hospitals/walk-in medical centres/hospices, plus railway/ Underground/ Docklands Light Railway/river bus stations. This is the 2011 edition of this map. This title is also available in a waterproof & tear-resistant version, or as a wall map on paper or encapsulated.

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London Premier Wall Map, size 121 x 96cm, paper version, from Geographers' A-Z Map Company at 3 inches to 1 mile (1:21, 477), designed to cover an area around at least a six-mile radius from Charing Cross, with a separate 124-page comprehensive index booklet listing streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, junction names & selected places of interest, shown where appropriate with their postcodes. The plan shows A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. One way traffic, restricted access, pedestrianized streets, junction names, selected car parks & the boundary of the Congestion Zone are marked. Railway, Underground, Docklands Light Railway & River Bus stations/stops are shown with names. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, industrial buildings, hospitals or healthcare, educational establishments, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. The map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries, plus national grid lines. The index is in a separate, 124-page booklet &

Includes:: additional lists of hospitals/walk-in medical centres/hospices, plus railway/ Underground/ Docklands Light Railway/river bus stations. This title is also available encapsulated, or as a folded map on paper or waterproof.

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By the end of the eighteenth century London was the second largest city in the world, its relentless growth fuelled by Britain`s expanding empire. Before the age of photography, the most widely used means of creating a visual record of the changing capital was through engravings & drawings, & those that survive today are invaluable in showing us what the capital was like in the century leading up to the Industrial Revolution. This book contains over one hundred images of the Greater London area before 1800 from maps, drawings, manuscripts, printed books & engravings, all from the Gough Collection at the Bodleian Library. Examples are drawn from the present Greater London to contrast town & countryside at the time. Panoramas of the river Thames were popular illustrations of the day, & the extraordinarily detailed engravings made by the Buck brothers are reproduced here. The construction, & destruction, of landmark bridges across the river are also shown in contemporary engravings. Prints made from London before & after the Great Fire show how artists & engravers responded to contemporary events such as executions, riots, fires & even the effects of a tornado. They also recorded public spectacles, creating beautiful images of firework displays & frost fairs on the river Thames. This book presents rare material from the most extensive collection on British topography assembled in this period by a private collector, providing a fascinating insight into life in Georgian London. ...

CAMRA`s pocket-sized walking guide to London is back, this fantastic second edition is packed with fully updated routes, new pubs & pages of fresh content including a selection of special routes from around the city using public transport. Full-colour maps & easy to follow instructions make this a must have book for both walkers & non-walkers who love a good pub & a great pint. ...

London`s pubs & other drinking places, just like its people, its history, traditions & institutions, are fascinating & extraordinarily diverse. This book provides a readable introduction to aspects of the role they have played in the history of the metropolis. What were the differences between taverns & alehouses? What was a `gin palace`? Where do coffee-houses fit into London`s liquid history? Have any of London`s great coaching inns survived? Who was ` Polly` & why did she draw customers to ` Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese` in Fleet Street? Who was Charlie Brown of the Railway Tavern in the West India Dock Road? This wide-ranging book traces the evolution of London`s drinking houses from the earliest times. It suggests that some of the best of today`s hostelries have a history, atmosphere & tradition that mean that visiting them & appreciating the role they have played is essential to an understanding of London as it is today. ...

A pocket-sized quiz book about one of the world`s greatest & most surprising cities. There are over 250 questions, covering everything from Sherlock Holmes to the guards of Buckingham Palace, & a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true or false, odd one out & ` What am I?` ...