Doing The London Walk

Author : Seán de Peitid
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781481789790

Get Book

DOING THE LONDON WALK by Seán de Peitid Pdf

Doing the London Walk invites you to share the joy of discovering London in a series of leisurely walks from Whitehall to Tower Hill, and from there into the streets and lanes of the historic city. You will meet a rich cavalcade of people and events that have shaped the life of London down through the avenue of the centuries: - The market at Covent Garden. - The Knights Templar - The Journalists of Fleet Street. - Dr. Johnson and his friends. - Temple Bar. - Dick Whittington and Bow Bells. - The Great Fire. - Sir Christopher Wren. - Lloyd’s Coffee House. - The Goldsmiths and Merchants of Lombard Street. - The making of Bloomsbury. - Samuel Pepys and his Diary. - Wordsworth and Canaletto at Westminster Bridge. - Ships on the Thames. It is great story, told with warm humanity, offset with touches of humour. You may have the book in your hand as you ramble on, or as an “armchair walker” you may read it in your lounge, on a train or a plane. Each chapter is independent, so you can start or finish as you fancy. The author is retired university historian, University College Cork. He has written this book as an act of gratitude to London, and especially to the Manuscript Room of the British Museum for the gracious service he received during years of research for his doctorate.

Author : Daniel Curley,Roger Ebert
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0836279298

Get Book

The Perfect London Walk by Daniel Curley,Roger Ebert Pdf

Describes a walking tour in London, off the beaten path, and shares observations on British customs and history, and points of interest along the way.

Author : Stewart P Evans,Donald Rumbelow
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-21
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780752499253

Get Book

Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates by Stewart P Evans,Donald Rumbelow Pdf

In 1888 the dreaded figure of Jack the Ripper stalked London's East End murdering prostitutes. His crimes set in motion a huge police operation and have held a dark fascination over the public's imagination for over a century, yet his identity has never been proved. Now, for the first time, two leading Ripper experts have joined forces to treat the case like a police investigation. Drawing on their unparalleled knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and their professional experience as police officers, they uncover clues that have remained undetected for over a hundred years. There are five 'canonical' Ripper victims, yet Scotland Yard's 'Whitechapel Murders' files include another six suspected victims. Drawing the reader into the world of police investigation in Victorian London, Evans and Rumbelow reveal the conflict between the City and Metropolitan forces and the ridicule heaped on the police by the press. Investigating each murder, they conclude that only four of the eleven victims were actually killed by the Ripper. Perhaps most tellingly, they question the motives behind the destruction of evidence – particularly the message 'The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing', which was chalked on the wall near one murder site and rubbed out on order of the Chief Commissioner – and ask whether the enigmatic Dr Robert Anderson, officer in charge of the investigation, knew the Ripper's true identity. Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates strips away much of the nonsense that has accumulated since 1888 and reopens files on a case that will perhaps never be fully solved but will always fascinate.

Author : Sean De Peitid
Publisher : Author House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781481789783

Get Book

DOING THE LONDON WALK by Sean De Peitid Pdf

Doing the London Walk invites you to share the joy of discovering London in a series of leisurely walks from Whitehall to Tower Hill, and from there into the streets and lanes of the historic city. You will meet a rich cavalcade of people and events that have shaped the life of London down through the avenue of the centuries: - The market at Covent Garden. - The Knights Templar - The Journalists of Fleet Street. - Dr. Johnson and his friends. - Temple Bar. - Dick Whittington and Bow Bells. - The Great Fire. - Sir Christopher Wren. - Lloyd's Coffee House. - The Goldsmiths and Merchants of Lombard Street. - The making of Bloomsbury. - Samuel Pepys and his Diary. - Wordsworth and Canaletto at Westminster Bridge. - Ships on the Thames. It is great story, told with warm humanity, offset with touches of humour. You may have the book in your hand as you ramble on, or as an "armchair walker" you may read it in your lounge, on a train or a plane. Each chapter is independent, so you can start or finish as you fancy. The author is retired university historian, University College Cork. He has written this book as an act of gratitude to London, and especially to the Manuscript Room of the British Museum for the gracious service he received during years of research for his doctorate.

Author : Katie Wignall
Publisher : Greenfinch
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781529419436

Get Book

Look Up London by Katie Wignall Pdf

A refreshing guide to discovering the hidden details of London with 10 fully guided walking routes from London's leading tour guide Look Up London. Have you ever noticed London's tiniest public sculpture? Or wondered why there are strange cone-shaped structures on the fanciest historic homes? Did you know that the Tower of London used to be a zoo, or about the now defunct London railway that transported over 200,000 people to their final resting place? These are just some of the fascinating details that Blue Badge Tourist guide Katie Wignall reveals in this absorbing guide to the secrets of London hidden in plain sight. Take a journey through London's rich past with these 10 fully guided walking routes and discover a whole world of incredible history hiding above your eye-line, just waiting to be spotted. From the saucy scandals of Covent Garden to stories of power and intrigue from the City, atmospheric pubs to hidden Roman remains, London is a city bursting with captivating stories which are etched into its very architecture. So, Look Up and discover a London you have never seen before.

Author : Leigh Hatts
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783624614

Get Book

The Pilgrims' Way by Leigh Hatts Pdf

This guidebook details the Pilgrims' Way, an historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. The route is described both from Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London's Southwark Cathedral (90¼ miles), with an optional spur to Rochester Cathedral. With relatively easy walking on ancient byways, the route from Winchester is presented in 15 stages of 5-14 miles: it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight. It follows a major chalk ridge through scenic countryside, taking in characterful towns and villages and historic churches. The route from Southwark is described in 10 stages and includes a visit to the ruined Lesnes Abbey. Detailed route description is accompanied by 1:50,000 OS mapping, advice on making the most of a trip and information on the historical background to the pilgrimage, key historical figures and local points of interest. Accommodation listings and details of facilities and transport links can be found in the appendices. Pilgrimages to Becket's shrine began within a few years of the his death in 1170, although Canterbury was a popular destination even before this time due to the nearby shrine of St Augustine. The route has featured in literature, drama and film, and forms the setting for Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Middle English work, The Canterbury Tales.

Author : Salvatore Rubbino
Publisher : Walker
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 140633779X

Get Book

A Walk in London by Salvatore Rubbino Pdf

London - the perfect place for a girl and her mother to spend the day! Follow them as they alight the classic red bus and begin a whirlwind tour of some of London's most iconic land marks.

Author : Vic Keegan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0954076281

Get Book

Lost London 2 by Vic Keegan Pdf

Vic Keegan's Lost London (2) is the second of two books that together have taken over six years of research and are still yielding surprises Vic had no idea that the mundane Highbury and Islington station used to look like an Italian Palazzo before being shamefully pull down, nor that there was an extraordinary cricket match in Walworth between a team from Greenwich with only one leg and the other from Chelsea with only one arm, nor that in 1810, a black bare knuckle fighter was swindled out of being world champion by white subterfuge. There are dozens of similar tales which he hopes you will enjoy. The author spent most of his working life at the Guardian writing among other things a fortnightly economics column for nearly 25 years before finishing off with a weekly column on consumer technology ranging from mobile phones to virtual worlds. He has written six poetry books including London My London with over 80 poems about the capital and the Thames. He is married to Rosie with two children Dan and Chris. David Aaronovitch's review of the first book is here: https: //www.onlondon.co.uk/book-review-vic-keegans-lost-london/

Author : Thomas Prendergast
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600093492

Get Book

The Mastery Series. French by Thomas Prendergast Pdf

Author : Paul Talling
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473560239

Get Book

Derelict London: All New Edition by Paul Talling Pdf

______________________________ The huge word-of-mouth bestseller – completely updated for 2019 THE LONDON THAT TOURISTS DON’T SEE Look beyond Big Ben and past the skyscrapers of the Square Mile, and you will find another London. This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations, burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories. Welcome to DERELICT LONDON: a realm whose secrets are all around us, visible to anyone who cares to look . . . Paul Talling – our best-loved investigator of London’s underbelly – has spent over fifteen years uncovering the stories of this hidden world. Now, he brings together 100 of his favourite abandoned places from across the capital: many of them more magnificent, more beautiful and more evocative than you can imagine. Covering everything from the overgrown stands of Leyton Stadium to the windswept alleys of the Aylesbury Estate, DERELICT LONDON reveals a side of the city you never knew existed. It will change the way you see London. ______________________________ PRAISE FOR THE DERELICT LONDON PROJECT ‘Fascinating images showing some of London’s eeriest derelict sites show another side to the busy, built-up capital.’ Daily Mail ‘Talling has managed to show another side to the capital, one of abandoned buildings that somehow retain a sense of beauty.’ Metro ‘Excellent . . . As much as it is an inadvertent vision of how London might look after a catastrophe, DERELICT LONDON is valuable as a document of the one going on right in front of us.’ New Statesman ‘From the iconic empty shell of Battersea Power Station to the buried ‘ghost’ stations of the London Underground, the city is peppered with decaying buildings. Paul Talling knows these places better than anyone in the capital.’ Daily Express ‘[London has an] unusual (and deplorable) number of abandoned buildings. Paul Talling’s surprise bestseller, DERELICT LONDON, is their shabby Pevsner.’ Daily Telegraph ______________________________

Author : Andrew Davies,Fran Hazelton
Publisher : Nicholson
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 0702807710

Get Book

Walk London by Andrew Davies,Fran Hazelton Pdf

Author : Rick Steves,Gene Openshaw
Publisher : Avalon Travel Pub
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1566917298

Get Book

Rick Steves' London by Rick Steves,Gene Openshaw Pdf

Rick spends four months each year exploring Europe, and his candid, humorous advice will steer you to the very best sights and museums that London has to offer. You'll beat the lines at the major monuments. You'll find hotels and restaurants that make the most of your vacation budget. You'll navigate the city like a local, using Rick's walking tours as your guide.

Author : David Bownes,Chris Nix,Siddy Holloway,Sam Mullins
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300245790

Get Book

Hidden London by David Bownes,Chris Nix,Siddy Holloway,Sam Mullins Pdf

Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

Author : Alice Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 1910463027

Get Book

Ways to Walk in London by Alice Stevenson Pdf

An inspiring collection of London walks, notes and artwork

Author : Roger Ebert,Daniel Curley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : London (England)
ISBN : OCLC:57446771

Get Book

The Perfect London Walk by Roger Ebert,Daniel Curley Pdf