Magnificent & renowned, London`s attractions have also been minutely documented. But scratch the surface of the city & a more mysterious, murky world is revealed. A world to which we are introduced by writer & traveller Stephen Smith as he plumbs the hidden depths of the metropolis, wandering (and sometimes wading) through buried treasures from Roman times to the present day. As Smith`s literally ventures beneath London`s surface, the book provides a contemporary tour of the capital & an alternative exploration of its past, which

Includes:: anecdotes about Dick Turpin`s subterranean escape from the Bow Street Runners, Boudicca`s supposed burial place under King`s Cross station, the city`s lost river & the sewers, & the Tube tunnels that sheltered so many during the Blitz. Exploding corpses in catacombs, the bowels of the Palace of Westminster, the culverts of Hampton Court & the miniature Mail Rail that once distributed 12 million letters a day. Smith`s eclectic journey covers the bizarre, the arcane &, always, the intoxicating (including the wines in the hallowed cellars of Berry Brothers). From the 25 mile-long Cold War bunkers to the astonishing 12th-century water main, he reveals labyrinthine delights that span centuries.

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Crafted Lines’ London Underground Map Oyster wallet is the perfect sized accessory for carrying your travel tickets, cards & notes & is designed as the most stylish & practical way to carry your Oyster card for travel on the London Underground & buses. The card-holder`s surface is entirely covered by the Underground map, showing the complete system. The outside of the wallet shows the central part of the Underground, with the northern line going up the spine. Areas south of Kennington & north of Highbury & Islington wrap over to the inside of the wallet. A map legend is also shown on the inside, as are website & telephone details. ...

Crafted Lines’ London Underground Map Oyster wallet is the perfect sized accessory for carrying your travel tickets, cards & notes & is designed as the most stylish & practical way to carry your Oyster card for travel on the London Underground & buses. The card-holder`s surface is entirely covered by the Underground map, showing the complete system. The outside of the wallet shows the central part of the Underground, with the northern line going up the spine. Areas south of Kennington & north of Highbury & Islington wrap over to the inside of the wallet. A map legend is also shown on the inside, as are website & telephone details. ...

Underground Maps Unravelled: Explorations in Information Design by Maxwell J. Roberts is much more than a book about diagrams of subway, metro or urban railway networks; it deals with the very essence of successful graphic design, expressed as an interaction between the information which needs to be conveyed & the visual discipline required to achieve the best impact. The book gives an in-depth analysis of how schematic maps assist the user, when they fail & why, & explores how traditional designs can be adapted as these networks exp&. If this sounds dry & too technical, the book certainly isn’t, with its imaginative exploration of transport diagrams from various cities worldwide. Our sample shows one of the alternative designs by the author examining if the current version of London’s iconic tube map can be enhanced. Self-published by its author, the book is lavishly illustrated & will appeal to anyone interested not only in design or transport maps, but also in how we ourselves react to the presentation of what for many of us is something we encounter everyday in our travels. ...

Crafted Lines’ London Underground Map Oyster wallet is the perfect sized accessory for carrying your travel tickets, cards & notes & is designed as the most stylish & practical way to carry your Oyster card for travel on the London Underground & buses. The card-holder`s surface is entirely covered by the Underground map, showing the complete system. The outside of the wallet shows the central part of the Underground, with the northern line going up the spine. Areas south of Kennington & north of Highbury & Islington wrap over to the inside of the wallet. A map legend is also shown on the inside, as are website & telephone details. ...

Everyday Mathilde takes the Metro, then the commuter train to the office of a large multi-national where she works in the marketing department. Everyday, the same routine, the same trains. But something happened a while ago
- she dared to voice a different opinion from her moody boss, Jacques. Bit by bit she finds herself frozen out of everything, with no work to do. Thibault is a paramedic. Everyday he drives to the addresses he receives from his controller. The city spares him no grief: traffic jams, elusive parking spaces, delivery trucks blocking his route. He is well aware that he may be the only human being many of the people he visits will see for the entire day & is well acquainted with the symptomatic illnesses, the major disasters, the hustle & bustle &, of course, the immense, pervading loneliness of the city. Before one day in May, Mathilde & Thibault had never met. They were just two anonymous figures in a crowd, pushed & shoved & pressured continuously by the loveless, urban world. Underground Time is a novel of quiet violence
- the violence of office-bullying, the violence of the brutality of the city
- in which our two characters move towards an inevitable meeting.


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Everyday Mathilde takes the Metro, then the commuter train to the office of a large multi-national where she works in the marketing department. Everyday, the same routine, the same trains. But something happened a while ago
- she dared to voice a different opinion from her moody boss, Jacques. Bit by bit she finds herself frozen out of everything, with no work to do. Thibault is a paramedic. Everyday he drives to the addresses he receives from his controller. The city spares him no grief: traffic jams, elusive parking spaces, delivery trucks blocking his route. He is well aware that he may be the only human being many of the people he visits will see for the entire day & is well acquainted with the symptomatic illnesses, the major disasters, the hustle & bustle &, of course, the immense, pervading loneliness of the city. Before one day in May, Mathilde & Thibault had never met. They were just two anonymous figures in a crowd, pushed & shoved & pressured continuously by the loveless, urban world. Underground Time is a novel of quiet violence
- the violence of office-bullying, the violence of the brutality of the city
- in which our two characters move towards an inevitable meeting.


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London`s Underground is one of the best-known & distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian Times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribrution to the economy of the capital & played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londonders. Stephen Halliday`s informative, entertaining, wide-ranging history of the Underground celebrates the vision & determination of the Victorian Pioneers who conceived this revolutionary transport system. His book records the scandal, disappointments, & disasters that have punctuated the story & the careers of the gifted, dedicated, sometimes corrupt individuals that have shaped it`s history. It also gives a fascinating insight into the neglected, often unseen aspects of this subterranean system
- the dense network of tunnels, shafts & chambers that have been created beneath the city streets. STEPHEN HALLIDAY is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering & construction works which created the modern city. He is the author of The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis.
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London`s Underground is one of the best-known & most distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribution to the economy of the capital & played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. Stephen Halliday`s informative, entertaining, wide-ranging history of the Underground celebrates the vision & determination of the Victorian Pioneers who conceived this revolutionary transport system. His book records the scandal, disappointments, & disasters that have punctuated the story & the careers of the gifted, dedicated, sometimes corrupt individuals that have shaped its history. It also gives a fascinating insight into the neglected, often unseen aspects of this subterranean system
- the dense network of tunnels, shafts & chambers that have been created beneath the city streets.
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A visual & anecdotal exploration of the curious worlds hidden beneath our feet, including ancient cities, salt mine cathedrals, underground amusement parks, & more. From bone-filled catacombs to sculpted salt churches to h&-carved cave complexes large enough to house 20, 000 people, Underground Worlds is packed with more than 50 unusual destinations that take some digging to find. Award-winning travel writer David Farley revels in the unexpected, whether it is a cave city in China which houses one of the world`s largest collections of Buddhist art or an old salt mine converted into a theme park in Romania. Stunning photos help readers see places they could not even imagine, such as a three-story underground train station in Taiwan that is home to the a 4, 500-panel ” Dome of Light” that is the largest glasswork on Earth, as well as secret spaces, such as an ornate temple built beneath a suburban home in Italy. Throughout the fascinating text are themed entries of underground systems such as the 2, 500-year-old water tunnels of Kish Qanat in Iran or engineering marvels like the New York City steam tunnels. ...