From the remains of the Roman amphitheatre to the soaring glass structures of the 21st century city, London offers a unique architectural experience. This revised & expanded, authoritative guide takes the reader through almost 2.000 years of architectural achievement in the capital. Each chapter contains readily accessible examples of buildings of every period & sets them in their historical context. This guide is the first to deal with the subject chronologically while also giving ideas about how to explore the Capital`s architecture. It will be of interest to any visitor to London with a fascination for architecture & history. The book

Includes:: nine fully described walks & easy to follow maps to accompany a saunter through the fascinating story of London`s architecture. Also featured are some of the many shops, bars & restaurants in London of architectural interest, making this guide an essential resource for both Londoners & visitors alike.

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New & updated edition featuring an exhaustive collection of London`s Art Deco style from factories & underground stations to theatres & private residences. Contains more than 200 stunning photographs offering a visual journey through London & beyond. The Art Deco style gained prominence at the 1925 Paris Exposition, after which each nation seemed to adapt its own distinct architectural style. Less florid than the French or that of the United States, Great Britain s buildings reflected the country s imperial status. From the imposing style of the Savoy Hotel, through the ornate detail of the West End theatres, to Art Deco factories like the Hoover Building, they also demonstrated Britain s love of detail. Remarkably, many of London s Art Deco buildings still survive their once grime-covered indigenous Portland stone now mostly scrubbed clean, beautifully displaying their many sculptural details. This richly illustrated book offers a fascinating & detailed look at the Art Deco style from building design to decorative detail. ...

London Artwise in a series of handy concertina street plans from the Florida-based Streetwise Maps, one of a pair of titles covering London with the same map but with different additional information:- STREETWISE London: with a street index which also

Includes:: a list of parks, railway stations, points of interest & selected hotels- ARTWISE London: with no index but instead of it a list of museums with opening hours, telephone numbers, nearest underground station & a brief description of the collection Both titles have an identical map covering roughly the area of central London from Holland Park to the Tower & from Regents Park in the north to the Thames in the south-western part. Several important buildings are shown by small drawings, with colour-coding indicating their use. The maps also show main shopping streets. Underground stations are clearly marked. Also provided is a diagram of the underground network.

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The two world wars of the twentieth century seem so distant from us now, a lifetime ago, in a different age. Yet in London the evidence of these conflicts is around us, near at h&, in the many relics & reminders that are scattered across the fabric of the modern city. &, as Alan Brooks demonstrates in this fascinating photographic record, they can be seen & visited today. Plaques & inscriptions, graves, cemeteries & rolls of honour, stone monuments & stained glass, war-damaged buildings, pillboxes & air-raid shelters, painted signs & camouflage
- these are just some of the mementoes of war, & of the experience of Londoners, during the greatest conflicts the country has known.
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London was a city on the front line in the Second World War. It suffered hits from nearly 12, 000 tons of bombs, with nearly 30, 000 civilians killed by enemy action. The Blitz changed the landscape of the city. Many famous landmarks were hit, including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London
- even the Imperial War Museum. Some areas, such as Stepney, were so badly damaged that they had to be almost entirely rebuilt after the war. But it wasn`t just the city`s physical landscape that was transformed. With the arrival of large numbers of Commonwealth & overseas service personnel, London became much more cosmopolitan. After 1942, vast numbers of American servicemen were deployed in the capital, & it was also a busy transport hub & a popular destination for troops on leave. This book tells the story of these momentous years in London`s history through IWM`s unique collections. Using personal accounts from letters & diaries, objects, photographs, maps & documents it gives an up-close & revealing insight into those turbulent years in the capital, experienced by those who lived there.
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It is 1938 & the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant. But the city doesn`t stop. Everywhere people continue to work, drink, fall in love, fight & struggle to get on in life. At the lodging-house at No.10 Dulcimer Street, Kennington, the buttoned-up clerk Mr. Josser returns home with the clock he has received as a retirement gift. The other residents include faded actress Connie; tinned food-loving Mr. Puddy; widowed landlady Mrs. Vizzard (whose head is turned by her new lodger, a self-styled ` Professor of Spiritualism`); & flashy young mechanic Percy Boon, whose foray into stolen cars descends into something much, much worse. ...

Twelve hours, two boys, one girl.. .and a whole lot of hairspray. Seventeen-year-old Sunny`s always been a little bit of a pushover. But when she`s sent a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl, she knows she`s got to act. What follows is a mad, twelve-hour dash around London
- starting at 8pm in Crystal Palace (so far away from civilisation you can`t even get the Tube there) then sweeping through Camden, Shoreditch, Soho, Kensington, Notting Hill.. .and ending up at 8am in Alexandra Palace. Along the way Sunny meets a whole host of characters she never dreamed she`d have anything in common with
- least of all the devilishly handsome (and somewhat vain) French `twins` (they`re really cousins) Jean Luc & Vic. But as this love-letter to London shows, a city is only a sum of its parts, & really it`s the people living there who make up its life & soul. &, as Sunny discovers, everyone
- from friends, apparent-enemies, famous bands & even rickshaw drivers
- is willing to help a girl on a mission to get her romantic retribution. A fast-paced, darkly funny love letter to London, boys with big hair & the joys of staying up all night.



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The Time Out Restaurant guide features hundreds of London's best restaurants, bars, gastropubs & cafes. All the reviewed entries have been anonymously revisited, with many new additions this year. We review anonymously & pay our way, so that we get treated exactly like you. Venues do not pay to be included
- we make our selection independently. No other guide covers every type of world cuisine using real experts. Every detail of the listings are fully revised & updated annually. All eateries are clearly marked on maps.
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Big Ben Map of central London from Collins, with an enlargement of the West End area, bus routes with numbers, colour-coded names of Underground stations, prominent display of important sights, highlighting for main shopping streets, etc. Coverage extends roughly from Kensington Gardens to the Tower, & north/south from London Zoo & the St Pancras International Eurostar terminal to Tate Britain & the Imperial War Museum. Tube stations are clearly marked, with their names colour-coded to indicate which lines run through them, & a diagram shows the entire London Transport network. Streets with bus services are highlighted & annotated with line numbers. Also marked are piers of boat services on the Thames & locations of cycle hire docking stations. The map highlights main shopping streets, & shows locations of selected major hotels & restaurants, shops, theatres, embassies, etc. Important tourist attractions & transport hubs indicate entry points. On the reverse London ...

The London Bike Guide is a handy street atlas from Piaggio based on Collins maps of London with additional information for motorcycle & scooter facilities. Special colours & symbols highlight petrol stations, free motorcycle parking bays, free & discounted car parks for motorcycles, free & restricted zones for motorcycle parking in resident bays, pay & display bays & shared bays. Coverage extends from Dalston in the north east to Hammersmith in the south west. Congestion charge zone (including the 2007 extension) is marked.
Includes: enlargements for areas around main railway termini & airport terminals. Indexed.
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