London: Urbium Londini et West Monasterii c.1736, an exceptionally detailed & unusual map of London published by the Nuremberg-based German company Homann Heirs, successors to the famous cartographer Johann Homann. The map presents a long stretch of the Thames from the Limehouse Dock to Westminster & Grosvenor Square, showing built-up areas on both sides of the river. Not only main but also numerous smaller street & passages are named, as well as wards & districts. Important buildings are highlighted & the Thames itself is decorated with drawings of ships & barges. Large panels present engravings of the city ...

Where would we be without the traditional London caff? Milk bars, ice--cream parlours & espresso bars are all a feature of the London landscape that were borne out of the 1940s to 1960s. It is a time when floods of immigrants set up their businesses providing frothy coffee to the city`s workers. Today, many of these establishments still function as caffs & have their original elaborate & shiny machines that continue to dispense no end of steam & cups of tea, & still feature vinyl & tiled floors & walls. This book provides an affectionate look at one of Londona s endangered speciesa, featuring 28 caffs throughout the capital. Each example is accompanied by anecdotal captions which evoke the atmosphere & context of each place, as well as addresses & nearest tube stations, so that anyone wanting a fix of old--style London can go & find it. ...

1952, London. When eighteen-year-old debutante Rose Bellamy Gore goes missing in a seedy Soho jazz club the prime suspect is young sax player, Lindon Claremont. Lindon hightails it to Brighton to seek the help of his childhood friend, Vesta, who works with ex-Secret Service Mirabelle Bevan. When Lindon is taken into custody the two women dive into London's underworld of smoky night clubs, fast cars & lethal cocktails to establish the truth. ...

This is a major & definitive history of the counterculture by our pre-eminent chronicler of the cultural underground. London has long been a magnet for aspiring artists & writers, musicians & fashion designers seeking inspiration & success in this great city. In ” London Calling”, Barry Miles explores the counter culture that sprang up in the decades following the Second World War, focusing on the West End & Soho, where the presence of so many artists has established a unique atmosphere; creative, avant garde, permissive, anarchic
- the throbbing heart of London. Here are the heady days of post-war Soho when suddenly everything seemed possible, the jazzbars & clubs of the fifties, the teddy boys & the Angry Young Men, Francis Bacon & the legendary Colony Club, the 1960s & the Summer of Love, the rise of punk & the early days of the YBAs. The vitality & excitement of these days & years of change
- & the sheer creativity of London
- leap off the page of this marvellously evocative & riveting book.


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London has long been a magnet for aspiring artists & writers, musicians & fashion designers seeking inspiration & success in this great city. This title explores the counter culture that sprang up in the decades following the Second World War, focusing on the West End & Soho. ...

See the sights of London in this fun-filled sticker book. The very best of London s palaces, parks, art galleries, shops, ancient towers, iconic buildings, & historic streets are all here for you to explore, with more than 100 stickers. Among the monuments & mayhem you ll meet some of London s quirky inhabitants, including resident pigeons, & get to explore the sights by boat, bus, bike, & the famous Tube. ” ...

From the creators of A Possum`s Tail comes another rollicking rhyming adventure. Taking in all the major sights & sounds of the British capital, London Calls! zooms past parks & palaces, monuments & museums at a pace that readers of all ages will find exhilarating. In this thrilling tour, led by two of the city`s best-dressed residents, a pearly grandma & her granddaughter, we make the acquaintance of the Gherkin, the Shard & the Eye, not to mention a whole host of other characters who make London the rich & diverse city that it is today. Expressing all of the energy, history & excitement that London has to offer, London Calls! is both the perfect introduction to & memento of an unrivalled city. The journey continues.. .with this exciting new paperback edition. ...

The cemeteries of Greater London have been a neglected area of the capital`s history. They are filled not only with the remains of recent generations but also with a wealth of architectural & social history that is described here in an entertaining & eloquent narrative full of picturesque melancholy. London Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide & gazetteer to all 126 cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically & with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it

Includes:: the address, the date of foundation, the owner, the size, a note on its history, development & current state, & the names, dates & major achievements of any noteworthy people buried there. There are also chapters on the origins of London`s cemeteries & cemetery history, planning, architecture & epitaphs. Illustrated throughout with both modern photographs & a wide range of rarely seen archive images, it is an essential source of information for anyone interested in London`s social & architectural history, as well as biographical & genealogical researchers.

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Central London in a series of nine street plans from Geographers' A-Z Map Company providing complete coverage of the Greater London administrative area, with comprehensive street indexes, including names of localities, estates, junctions, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2009. Coverage

Includes:: Crystal Oalace, the Docklands, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Putney, Streatham, Willesden, Wimbledon, Barnes, Catford, East Acton, Fulham, Grove Park, Highbury, Homerton, Kentish Town, Kidbrooke, Plaistow, Roehampton, Shepherds Bush, Sydenham, Tooting, West Ham & West Hampstead. The maps cover London at 1:21, 477 (3 inches to 1 mile approx.) & show A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Junction names & boundaries of the congestion & low emission zones are clearly marked, as well as locations of safety cameras with speed limits. The maps also indicate one way traffic, restricted access & pedestrianized streets. Railway, Underground & Dockland Light Railway stations are named & the Croydon Tramlink is shown with stops. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, selected car parks, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. Each map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries. The index is in a separate booklet &

Includes:: names of road junctions, housing estates, hospitals & hospices, selected places of interest, etc. There is no overlap between individual maps in this series. Each title is also available as a wall map, in a paper version or encapsulated.



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Guy Fox's London Children's Wall Map is a simple, illustrated map of central London showing the city's top sites & fun attractions with cartoon images. Major streets are marked, as are London's parks. Tube & rail stations are also shown. The wall map version of this title covers a smaller area than its corresponding folded format, extending from Kensington Gardens & the Albert Hall to beyond the Tower Bridge (including the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green & Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe) & north/south from the London Zoo & Geffrye Museum to Battersea Park, with a small inset showing the Covent Garden Market area in more detail. ...