London Unfurled is a splendid panorama drawing of both banks of the Thames between Hammersmith Bridge & the Millennium Dome presented in a concertina format between two hard covers. Printed back to back, with the north side of the river on one side & the southern bank on the reverse, the concertina format enables one to view two pages at a time, or open the whole drawing to its impressive 25-foot /7.62-metres length. Drawn by the Italian artist Matteo Pericoli, best know for his books on New York & the 397-foot long mural at the JFK’s America Airlines terminal, the panorama, once such a popular art form for illustrating books & atlases, underlines how interesting detail can be much better presented by a good drawing than a photograph. The panorama was drawn in August 2010 & presents a snapshot of the city’s skyline with its tallest building, The Shard, completed about two-thirds of the way up. The accompanying booklet

Includes:: introductions by Will Self & Iain Sinclair plus a page-by-page reproduction of the whole panorama with a visual key identifying significant buildings, bridges & districts of London. The panorama & the booklet come in an elegant protective presentation box.

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London Unlocked is a guide book for kids that encourages them with the catchline, ‘ Don’t be boring... Go exploring!’ Unlike most other child-friendly books, this guide is actually written directly for school-aged children to read themselves, making it accessible but fun. The colourful guide is broken down into chapters dealing with central London, north London, south & east London, west London, Greenwich, Around London, Across London & Top Fives. Across London explains fun different ways to cross the city: by boat, by tube, by duck!?! Whilst Top Fives features pages recommending things such as the top five places to shop for toys & sweets, the top five adventure playgrounds & the top five places to watch a film. In a child-friendly manner the guide

Includes:: eye-catching listings of all the relevant information you would expect to find in a guide booked aimed at Mum or Dad or another responsible guardian, with activity sticker scores which kids can fill in as & when they’ve completed a particular pastime.

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How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking he`d bought Tower Bridge? Did the Queen really mix with the crowds as a princess on VE Day? & did Hitler actually want to live in Balham? Urban legends are the funny, frightening & fierce folklore people share. Just like the early folk tales that came before them, these tales are formed from reactions to spectacular events in the world, & reflect our current values. From royal rumours to subterranean legends, Scott Wood has researched & written about them with a sense of wonder, humour & a keen eye. He finds the truth, the myth & the lies amongst these tales. ...

Small size cloth-backed version of a reproduction by Old Folding Maps of A New Map of London around 1800, published by Robert Laurie & James Whittle. The map shows the capital with its main streets & access roads already coloured in as on present-day mapping. Also highlighted are London’s parks & other open green spaces, as well as the boundary of the City of London. Coverage extends north to Kentish Town & Newington Green; east to Bow, Blackwell & Greenwich; south to Peckham, Camberwell & Battersea; & west to include most of Kensington Gardens. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a larger size. To see the list of all the titles in this series from Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

There are dozens of tucked away `villages` in London, from Columbia Road to Clarendon Cross. These small, locally-known enclaves give the capital its inimitable character. Featuring thirty of the most unique & vibrant neighbourhoods in London, this is your key to exploring the city in a new way. With atmospheric photographs & an illustrated map for each village, a short text sums up its spirit, history & location, before expertly highlighting the best independent shops, markets, cafes & public spaces to visit. ...

London Visitors' Map from Bensons Map Guides in their range of street plans of central London, with an enlargement of the West End, a bus map, an extended version of the shopping guide, brief descriptions of main sights, etc. On one side is the main map with the publishers ...

This updated 3rd edition of this delightful walking guide whose unique selling point is walking routes on `bird`s eye view` (isometric) mapping. Not just this, but the walks are informative & fun. Exploring London with this guide is like being taken by a friend who knows all the best restaurants, shops & attractions. It will introduce not only the famous sights but the atmosphere of the city as a whole. The new & contemporary cover emphasises these benefits, making it clear that the beautiful mapping is uniquely easy to use because it shows the street plan as well as the look of your surroundings. The routes are in all the most interesting areas of central London, plus a few on the outskirts. Most are about an hour long or can be joined together easily for long expeditions. ...

Time Out London Walks features 30 walks from London writers, each revealing a personal insight into their chosen corner of the capital. From ancient woodland to modern skyscrapers, motorway underpasses to stately homes, most parts of the city are subject to the scrutiny of the writers. The end result is a book that can be read with pleasure at home, as a collection of writing about London, & above all used as a thought-provoking guide to a series of walks through the capital. ...

Time Out’s London Walks
- Volume 2 is a collection of 30 walks recommended by London writers, journalists, novelists, comedians,
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This second volume of London Walks explores more of the capital with some of London's finest writers. Resident novelists, artists, comedians & historians observe the city around them, tapping into its history, revealing its beauty & exposing its secrets. In all, there are 25 walks around the capital, taking in everything from hospitals, churches, temples, mosques & synagogues to courts, places of execution & cemeteries. Whether you find yourself chasing mushrooms among the deer in Richmond Park, memorising a Coleridgian digression in a rural lane on Hampstead Heath, or eyeing up a Masonic vestment in a shop off Drury Lane, you should expect the unexpected. The highlights include: Claire Tomalin's journey to Greenwich with Samuel Pepys, dropping in on John Evelyn en route; Arthur Smith's eulogy to Balham; Frances Morgan's tour of the village community of Stoke Newington; Robert Elms's fond memories of Holborn in the 1970s; & David Aaronovitch on a discovery of the canals, rivers & creeks of east London. ...