In ” London: The Autobiography” the life of the capital is told, for the first time, by those who made it & saw it at first h&. From Roman times to the 21st century, Londoners & visitors to the city have recounted the extraordinary events, everyday life & character of this unique & influential city
- from politics, culture, sport, religion, & reportage. This book brings to vivid life the human trial of the capital including invasions by the Vikings, the brutal execution of Sir Thomas More, the sight of a whale swimming up the Thames & the rebuilding of St Paul`s by Sir Christopher Wren, as well as the everyday life of the city. It

Includes:: contributions from George Orwell, Martin Amis, Dr Johnson, Karl Marx, Winston Churchill, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Virginia Woolfe, George Melly, Tacitus, Samuel Pepys, & many others. Packed with personality & character, this book is a must-buy for anyone interested in London as well as a wonderful story of the city at the heart of the nation. Praise for Jon E Lewis: `A triumph`
- Saul David, author of ” Victoria`s Army”.` Harrowing, funny & often unbelievable book`
- ” Daily Express” `[A] compelling tommy`s eye view of war from Agincourt to Iraq`
- ” Daily Telegraph”.





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Much of Peter Ackroyd`s work has been concerned with the life & past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. For him it is a living organism, with its own laws of growth & change, so London is a biography rather than a history. It differs from other histories, too, in the range & diversity of its contents. Ackroyd portrays London from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century, noting magnificence in both epochs, but this is not a simple chronological record. There are chapters on the history of silence & the history of light, the history of childhood & the history of suicide, the history of Cockney speech & the history of drink. London is perhaps the most important study of the city ever written, & confirms Ackroyd`s status as what one critic has called `our age`s greatest London imagination.` ...

London: The City Churches Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

” London
- The Executioner`s City” reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city
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London
- The Story of a Great City encapsulates between its pages the extraordinary history of the city: the rise of London from
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The Wellbeing Guide – London by Sally Lovett presents a selection of the capital’s healthiest places where you can eat, relax, & exercise. Discover peaceful oasis that support the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, whether is eating organic, practising yoga or swimming in an open pool right in the middle of the city. Organised according to location, Central, North, South, East & West, the first part of the book provides a listing of places (really expensive ones have been omitted). Each entry features an introduction providing a general feel of the establishment as well as contact details, opening hours, average price, nearest train or tube station & bust stops. The second part of the book offers expert advice & information from leading practitioners on fitness, meditation, yoga, nutrition & holistic therapies. At the back of the book you will find a reference fold out map of London including a list of the places featured in the book & number referenced in the map. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, The Wellbeing Guide is a great pocket directory for the best places where to recharge in the city. ...

Drawing on the remarkably rich documentary & graphic collections of the City of London, this unique survey tells the history of London, & its role on the wider national & world stage, through a selection of 100 treasures. These may be iconic items connected with famous people or important moments in history, such as William I's confirmation of the City's liberties, issued in 1067, or the City's copy of Magna Carta, issued in 1297; or they may be less obviously remarkable items that offer a unique insight into aspects of London life, such as trade cards, plans for the Thames Barrier or Elizabeth David's annotated cookery books. This beautifully produced book is arranged in five sections: the National & World Stage; the Engine of Finance; London Life; Growth & Renewal; the Arts & Sciences. Each section opens with an introductory text that is followed by scholarly entries on individual items. It will appeal to readers interested in the history of the City (and London more generally) as well as in books, documents & art. ...

London in 1805-1822 in the Cassini Historical Series reproducing old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000. The four London maps cover roughly the area of the present day Greater London rather than following the format of rest of the series which is designed to correspond to the current Landranger maps. Mapping is identical to the sheets covering West & East London (Nos. 176 & 177) but simply adjusted to present most of the city rather than divide it in two. In the rest of the series old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series centring the map on a location of your choice. For more information please click on the link below.

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The boxset contains four sheets (North West; North East; South West; South East) of London with the surrounding countryside & outlying villages such as Hampstead, Stratford, Merton & Beckenham. The massive expansion of the Victorian age produced a demand for detailed maps to determine ownership of land & to plan development. Edward Stanford, the founder of our legendary mapshop, was at the forefront of Victorian cartography, producing these maps to show all of London, in its finite detail. At a scale of 6 inches to 1 mile these maps are so detailed that they show individual buildings, the gardens of suburban houses, separate platforms of the new railway stations & even individual statues in London ...

London Street Map 1891, in the Cassini Historical Series reproducing old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales, here at 1:10, 500. Unlike other historical London maps from Cassini, the London Street Map 1981 covers only the central London area & does not extend in coverage to Approx. today's Greater London area, nor does it directly correlate to a fusion of Ordnance Survey's current 176 & 177 maps. Other relevant Cassini historical cartography of Lodon is published as part of the the following series (please see individual title descriptions): Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series centring the map on a location of your choice. For more information please click on the link below. ...