North-West 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:: Watford, Harrow, Rickmansworth, Ruislip, Chorleywood, Denham, Edgware, Radlett, Abbots Langley, Chalfont Common, Borehamwood, Bushey, Denham Green, Elstree, Harefield, Kingsbury, North Wembley, Northwood, Pinner, Rayners Lane, Shenley, Stanmore, Wealdstone & West Ruislip. 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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North-East London wallmap, size 69 x 99cm (27 x 39 approx), from the Stanford's Library Maps of London & its Suburbs, published in 1863 to present the capital with the surrounding countryside & outlying villages such as Hampstead, Stratford, Merton & Beckenham, & reproduced by the Old Book House. These high quality reproductions are published with colour highlighting London ...

North-West London wallmap, size 69 x 99cm (27 x 39 approx), from the Stanford's Library Maps of London & its Suburbs, published in 1863 to present the capital with the surrounding countryside & outlying villages such as Hampstead, Stratford, Merton & Beckenham, & reproduced by the Old Book House. These high quality reproductions are published with colour highlighting London ...

London North: The City, West End, Enfield, Ealing, Harrow & Watford area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 173, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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London North: The City, West End, Enfield, Ealing, Harrow & Watford area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 173, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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This is a unique notebook from Cavallini & Co. with a beautiful & robust cover featuring a vintage illustration of London. It



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A high-quality, hard back A5 london notebook, featuring Marion Billet`s illustrations of London icons. With a flick-book-style Queen`s Guard marching through its 148 lined pages plus a nifty elastic wrap-around fastening, this is a right royal treat for all fans of London. ...

A high-quality, hard-back A6 london notebook featuring Marion Billet`s illustrations of a London bus loaded with iconic passengers. With a flick-book-style bus whizzing through its 148 unlined pages plus a nifty elastic wrap-around fastening, this is a right royal treat for all fans of London. ...

The philosopher & writer Krystin Lach-Szyrma came to Britain in 1820 as tutor to two Polish princes, as their Grand Tour took them to Enlightenment Scotl&, where they spent two years studying at Edinburgh University. After a short tour of continental Europe they returned in 1822 to England to enjoy the delights of London & observe its monuments & people. With insatiable curiosity & good humour, Lach-Szyrma recorded his impressions of London & Londoners in perceptive & readable style. Of peasant origins, Lach-Szyrma was no snob. His observations are shrewd, witty & irradiated by the enthusiasm of a Romantic. ...

The first two London Olympics offer food for thought in the run-up to London 2012, with its multi-billion pound budget during a global economic recession, new sporting arenas, Olympic villages, & high-speed rail links. When Vesuvius erupted in 1906, Italy had to pull out of hosting the Games. London stepped in & delivered new stadia without any government assistance in just two years. In 1948, still recovering from the ravages of war, London hosted the Olympics again. The entire budget for the 1948 Games was 760, 000, & they turned a profit of 29, 000. This history of the London Olympics, which concludes with a look ahead to 2012, is a timely & fascinating chronicle of the Games of another age. ...