London Peculiars
A Guide to the City's Offbeat Places
- Secrets hidden in plain sight, windows into history and outright oddities from across the UK capital
- Presents the potted history of each 'Peculiar' alongside photographs and locations so you can seek them out for yourself
- Discover a London untouched by the mainstream travel guides, guaranteed to entertain tourists and residents alike
- Part of a new series exploring London culture, joined by Vinyl London, Rock 'n' Roll London, Writers' London and Art London
A peculiar can be defined as something that ‘has eccentric or individual variations to the general or predicted pattern’. And, as it turns out, London is overflowing with them. This pocket-sized book will accompany you around the capital, guiding you from the tent-shaped tomb designed for Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton by his widow, Isabel Arundel Gordon; to what may be the last surviving porter’s rest in London; to a stone niche by a long-demolished foundling hospital where almost 15, 000 infants were discarded over the course of the 18th century. Sometimes heroic, sometimes tragic, often amusing and always unexpected, these so-called ‘peculiars’ bring colour to the fabric of London. Whether you are a lifelong resident or a visitor passing through, London Peculiars is guaranteed to lead you on an adventure. Also in the series: Vinyl London ISBN 9781788840156 Rock ‘n’ Roll London ISBN 9781788840163 Art London ISBN 9781788840385
- Publisher
- ACC Art Books
- ISBN
- 9781851499182
- Published
- 20th May 2019
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Territory
- World
- Size
- 210 mm x 150 mm
- Pages
- 144 Pages
- Illustrations
- 134 color, 9 b&w
- Name of series
- The London Series
Distributed by ACC Art Books
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