With a scale of 4.2 inches to 1 mile this large-format street atlas of London has been fully updated. Keeping you on the move in the city the maps clearly show AA recommended restaurants pubs hotels one-way streets & car parks & feature a clever use of colour to ensure they can be read under street lighting. ...

Geoffrey Fletchers off-beat portrayal of London does not focus on the big landmarks but rather the tawdry extravagant & eccentric. His descriptions will transport you to an art nouveau pub a Victorian music hall a Hawksmoor church & even a public toilet in Holborn in which the attendant kept goldfish in the cisterns. Drawn to the corners where the kids swarm like ants & there are dogs everywhere Fletcher will take you to parts of the city where few outsiders venture. Originally published in 1962 in 1967 The London Nobody Knows was turned into an acclaimed documentary film starring James Mason. This book has been a must-have for anyone with an interest in London ever since & will surprise even those who think they know it well today. Many of the places written about are sadly no more but the sights & sounds of Fletchers London are preserved in this classic book through his beautiful illustrations & eye for the unusual & striking. ...

A detailed map that is recommended for those enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage it details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

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. ...

Handy little full colour map of central London with a high level of detail. Clear mapping of central London from Regent's Park in the North to Kennington in the South & Kensington Gardens in the West to Tower Bridge in the East at a scale of 1:12 500 (5 inches to 1 mile). Inset maps of Olympic Park West End shopping & theatres also included. Clear detailed full colour mapping is presented in a handy format ideal for the pocket or handbag. It is excellent value at only GBP1.99 & covers the most visited area of central London.

Includes:: * Inset map of the new Olympic Park. * Full central area map detail. * Theatres & Cinemas map. * Shopping Map. * Tube Map. * The latest congestion zone boundary. AREA OF COVERAGE Central London from Regent's Park in the North to Kennington in the South & Kensington Gardens in the West to Tower Bridge in the East. WHO THE PRODUCT IS OF INTEREST TO Essential for the short term visitor or day tripper or anyone visiting London on a tight budget.

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Explore the glorious city of London with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable map will ensure you dont miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 Pop Out maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as a detailed street map of the West End * Additional maps of the main bus routes the underground & theatreland are also included * Ingenious self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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First published to critical acclaim in 2006 then in an enlarged & updated second edition in 2009 to include more detail this new fully revised third edition of the London Railway Atlas will be warmly welcomed by all enthusiasts. This fascinating book gives a detailed mapping of the myriad of lines which traverse the city including both London Underground & ex-BR networks. Each map also illustrates the geographical relationship between the overground & underground network which will be invaluable for modellers. All the maps on the large format pages show all tracks & platforms. Through constant research the author has amassed a vast amount of new information both present day & historical on the most complex railway network in the British Isles. The atlas shows all the lines in London both open & closed stations changes of station name & station opening & closing dates. All changes which have affected both the surface & underground networks have been included & the atlas is intended to reflect the network at the point of the Olympic opening ceremony. For the third edition the author has redrawn every map to a much higher degree of accuracy & added much more detail on industrial railways. All the recent openings on London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL) & the Docklands Light Railway are shown & further LOROL expansion & Crossrail is shown under construction. One of the biggest changes in this edition is the conversion of all dates from a simple YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY format & plenty more research has taken place to provide a near complete chronology of all lines & stations (including goods yards). The new edition also

Includes:: better mapping of watercourses for context inclusion of place names & conversion of text boxes to lower case rather than plain capitals. The coverage has also been expanded slightly out to some logical places on the edge of London e.g. Windsor Tilbury Gravesend Redhill so there are more standard map pages (74 versus the current 48) giving an increased number of pages for this edition of 128 pages. The author also shows electrification & gauge maps of all of London (i.e. all of London on a single page showing different electrification & gauges over the years). This comprehensive atlas has proved to be an indispensable work of reference to railway enthusiasts & London historians & the fully revised new edition will continue to be required reading.

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Modern-day London abounds with a multitude of gardens enclosed by railings & surrounded by houses which attest to the English love of nature. These green enclaves known as squares are among the most distinctive & admired features of the metropolis & are Englands greatest contribution to the development of European town planning & urban form. Traditionally inhabitants who overlooked these gated communal gardens paid for their maintenance & had special access to them. As such they have long been synonymous with privilege elegance & prosperous metropolitan living. They epitomize the classical notion of rus in urbe the integration of nature within the urban plan
- a concept that continues to shape cities to this day. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan delves into the history evolution & social implications of squares which have been an important element in the planning & expansion of London since the early 17th century. As an amenity that fosters health & well-being & a connection to the natural world the square has played a crucial role in the development of the English capital.
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Ken Blacker follows up his history of the LGOCs 1929 LT type with this equally definitive account of the ST which appeared in the same year. Though all STs were based on the brand new AEC Regent chassis the buses comprised a varied fleet as the pages of this book show. The full story is covered & well illustrated up to the end of the STs in passenger service. ...

This is an exciting & informative book containing over 100 full-colour stickers which children can match to the photographs of the famous landmarks of London. The book doubles as a spotters guides with accurate simple descriptions & fascinating facts that allow children to seek out & identify the wonderful things to be seen around the city of London. Space is allocated to each photograph so that details of when & where each sight was spotted can be inserted. The small size allows the book to fit neatly into a pocket so children can spot on the go. ...