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London Curiosities : The Capital's Odd and Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places by John Wade (2017, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101473879116

ISBN-139781473879119

eBay Product ID (ePID)234400868

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Book TitleLondon Curiosities : the Capital's Odd and Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPopular Culture, Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorJohn Wade

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThis amazing book will be of interest mainly to people who live in London or who intend visiting for pleasure. Some real gems inside, genuine surprises, too!

SynopsisLondon is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Alfred Hitchcock in North London? How many of those who walk past Cleopatra's Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument stands beside the Thames? How many know that what was once London's smallest police station can be seen in Trafalgar Square? Or that pineapples are used in the architectural design of so many buildings? Or why there are memorials to the 'Mayflower' and Pilgrim Fathers in Rotherhithe? These are just a few of the facets explored, described and illustrated here for anyone in search of the oddly obscure, wonderfully weird and surprisingly strange in this capital of curiosities.

LC Classification NumberDA677