Peter Dazeley, Mark Daly

London Explored (eBook, ePUB)

Secret, surprising and unusual places to discover in the Capital

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This visually stunning guide takes you on a journey to some of London's most interesting, surprising and unique places. London is packed with little-known treasures: remarkably preserved historical houses, fascinating museums and galleries, unusual commercial and industrial buildings and sumptuous interiors that are glimpsed only on special occasions. A follow-up to the hugely successful Unseen London and London Uncovered,London Explored is a unique London guidebook that opens the doors to more than sixty of the capital's most surprising and intriguing places. The locations include an upmarket gun shop, a working bronze foundry, a secret underground bunker, a lavish casino and a jewel-like chapel. Mark Daly's lively commentary accompanies the stunning photography of Peter Dazeley. From the lavish eighteenth-century private members' clubs of Westminster and the grand magnificence of the Admiralty Arch, through the city's wide array of cultural and historical museums, to a look inside the lesser known sights like Tower Bridge lifeboate station or Clapham's enormous abandonded underground bomb shelter, this beautiful compendium delves into the history and heritage of these places, offering a fascinating picture of one of the world's great cities as it was and as it is today. Explore London with this special guide to the city's secret and surprising buildings. Describing the history and the character of each place, the book uncovers a wealth of stories about an endlessly remarkable world city with its own unique character. Praise for Peter Dazeley and Mark Daly's previous book Unseen London: 'A thrilling tour behind the closed doors of the capital city's buildings.' Daily Telegraph 'Dazeley captures the atmosphere of each building to perfection.' Daily Express 'Fascinating' Fabric magazine 'A joy' Evening Standard

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frances Lincoln
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780711240360
• Artikelnr.: 62832638

Autorenporträt

PETER DAZELEY FRPS, known as Dazeley, is a celebrated London photographer renowned for fine art and advertising photography. He was born in West Kensington and studied photography at Holland Park School, now known as the Socialist Eton. His work has won many awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society in the UK, EPICA in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, and Graphis Inc. in the USA. Dazeley is a member of the Association of Photographers and a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Peter Dazely is the photographer of Unseen London, London Uncovered, London Theatres (all Frances Lincoln).

MARK DALY is a writer and publisher with a longstanding interest in secret and little-known aspects of London. He has also devised a number of London walking tours, focussing on little-known or unusual aspects of the city. His previous book with Dazely is the acclaimed Unseen London.

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Westminster and West End Annabel’s
John Snow Water Pump
Tower Lifeboat Station
Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square
Foundling Museum
St Clement Danes
Liberty’s Clermont Club Casino
55 Broadway
King’s College Chapel
Albert Memorial
Grant Museum of Zoology
London Library
Purdey Guns
Regents Park Mosque   West London Natural History Museum
Windrush Car Storage
Crosby Hall
Fullers Brewery
Museum of Brands
18 Stafford Terrace
Sipsmith Distillery
Pitzhanger Manor
Ace Café Looking East God’s Own Junkyard
House Mill
Strongroom Studios
East London Liquor Company
Royal Naval College
Bronze Age Casting Foundry   Further Afield Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare
John Keats House
Southside House
RAF Bentley Priory
Metropolitan Police Heritage Vehicle Collection
Sutton House
RAF Heritage Hanger Biggin Hill
Alexander Pope’s Grotto   South of the River The Oval
Garden Museum and Lambeth Palace
OXO Tower
London Glass Blowing
Sewing Machine Museum
Kirkcaldy Testing Facility
Clapham Underground Shelter
Raqib Shaw’s Sausage Factory
Crystal Palace Underpass   The City and Clerkenwell St Paul’s Cathedral
Greathead Shield
Worshipful Company of Ironmongers
Guildhall Yard
Old Lloyd’s Bank
El Vinos
Pedway at London Wall
Museum of the Order of St John
St Magnus the Martyr
Lloyds of London
Mithraeum
Leadenhall Market
London Stone
Draper’s Hall