Londonopolis: A Curious and Quirky History of London (Paperback)
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Londonopolis: A Curious and Quirky History of London (Paperback)

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Published: 13/07/2017
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A paperback reissue of Londonopolis (9781849941655)

This curious history of London whisks you down the rabbit hole and into the warren of backstreets, landmarks, cemeteries, palaces, markets, museums and secret gardens of the great metropolis. Meet the cockneys, politicians, fairies, philosophers, gangsters and royalty that populate the city, their stories becoming curiouser and curiouser as layers of time and history are peeled back.

Find out which tube station once housed the Elgin Marbles and what lies behind a Piccadilly doorway that helped Darwin launch his theory of evolution and caused the Swedes to wage war against Britain. Do you believe in fairies? Do you know which Leadenhall site became a Nag's Head tavern, morphing into the mighty East India Company, before taking flight as the futuristic Lloyds Building? Who named the Natural History Museum's long-tailed dinosaur Mr Whippy?

Spanning above and below ground, from the outer suburbs to the inner city, and from the medieval period to the modern day, Londonopolis is a celebration of the weird and the wonderful that makes the mysterious city of London so magical.

Publisher: Batsford
ISBN: 9781849944564
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm

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“London for the explorers”

A well researched book very professionally put together with a sense of humour....

I could identify with the author's memories from the Kensington area as I lived around there myself.
I was surprised there no... More

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“There is more to London and more to Londonopolis than meets the eye...”

I have lived in London all my life. And Martin Latham has made me understand how little I have appreciated that privilege. Latham is blessed with a deep sense of the presence of souls that have lived in London since... More

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