London Blue Plaque Guide

Author : English Heritage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 191283605X

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The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques by English Heritage Pdf

Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all across the capital. From BOB MARLEY to ALAN TURING, VIRGINIA WOOLF to VINCENT VAN GOGH, MAHATMA GANDHI to EMMELINE PANKHURST, the plaques celebrate an incredible range of London's past residents. Whether they be scientists, sports stars, artists, actors, inventors or politicians - this revised and updated English Heritage guide reveals, with wit and insight, the stories of London's most extraordinary men and women and the homes in which they lived.

Author : Nick Rennison
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752499963

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The London Blue Plaque Guide by Nick Rennison Pdf

Connecting people with places, London's distinctive Blue Plaque scheme highlights the buildings where some of the most remarkable men and women in our history and culture have lived and worked. From Richard Burton to Karl Marx, Marie Stopes to Jimi Hendrix, this fully updated 4th edition of The London Blue Plaque Guide has over 900 entries and provides an essential companion to the famous people who have made their homes in the city. It includes updated maps and a useful list of names by profession as well as location. As the definitive guide to the fascinating historical figures who have lived in London, it will be invaluable to residents and tourists alike.

Author : Nick Rennison
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : 0750920912

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The London Blue Plaque Guide by Nick Rennison Pdf

A guide to London's distinctive Blue Plaques which commemorate remarkable men and women who have lived in the capital. Its biographical portraits, listed in alphabetical order, provide informative and sometimes irreverent anecdotes about many of the famous and some not-so-famous lives. The Guide describes the careers of more then 700 individuals; well-known names such as Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Jimi Hendrix and Florence Nightingale are featured as well as fascinating accounts of the antics and achievements of less familiar figures whose lives have also been commemorated by a Blue Plaque. The text includes maps showing the location of plaques in Central London, indexes by area and profession, and illustrations of some of the most remarkable individuals.

Author : Nick Rennison
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 0750963956

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The London Blue Plaque Guide by Nick Rennison Pdf

Connecting people with places, London's distinctive Blue Plaque scheme highlights the buildings where some of the most remarkable men and women in our history and culture have lived and worked. From Richard Burton to Karl Marx, Marie Stopes to Jimi Hendrix, this fully updated 4th edition of The London Blue Plaque Guide has over 900 entries and provides an essential companion to the famous people who have made their homes in the city. It includes updated maps and a useful list of names by profession as well as location. As the definitive guide to the fascinating historical figures who have lived in London, it will be invaluable to residents and tourists alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1910463396

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The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques by Anonim Pdf

Over 900 of London's most interesting historial inhabitants and their former homes brought to life.

Author : NICK. RENNISON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1803997702

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LONDON BLUE PLAQUE GUIDE by NICK. RENNISON Pdf

Author : Emily Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 0300148712

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Lived in London by Emily Cole Pdf

This text tells the stories behind 800 of London's plaques. Arranged geographically, by borough and area, the guide features new research on the people and buildings that have been commemorated.

Author : Caroline Dakers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Travel
ISBN : WISC:89009171430

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The Blue Plaque Guide to London by Caroline Dakers Pdf

Author : Allison Vale
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472140067

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A Woman Lived Here by Allison Vale Pdf

'A pretty awesome present for the feminist in your life' - Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, author of Do It Like a Woman At the last count, the Blue Plaque Guide honours 903 Londoners, and a walking tour of these sites brings to life the London of a bygone era. But only 111 of these blue plaques commemorate women. Over the centuries, London has been home to thousands of truly remarkable women who have made significant and lasting impacts on every aspect of modern life: from politics and social reform, to the Arts, medicine, science, technology and sport. Many of those women went largely unnoticed, even during their own lifetimes, going about their lives quietly but with courage, conviction, skill and compassion. Others were fearless, strident trail-blazers. Many lived in an era when their achievements were given a male name, clouding the capabilities of women in any field outside of the home or field. A Woman Lived Here shines a spotlight on some of these forgotten women to redress the balance. The stories on these pages commemorate some of the most remarkable of London's women, who set out to make their world a little richer, and in doing so, left an indelible mark on ours.

Author : English Heritage
Publisher : September Publishing
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781910463406

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The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue Plaques by English Heritage Pdf

The official, illustrated English Heritage guide, with over 950 of London's most interesting inhabitants and their former homes brought to life.'If people want to find out about our London history, they can go and stand for a minute outside and look at a house where we know that person has lived - I think that's just wonderful.' Dame Judi Dench Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all across the capital. From BOB MARLEY to ALAN TURING, VIRGINIA WOOLF to VINCENT VAN GOGH, MAHATMA GANDHI to EMMELINE PANKHURST, the plaques celebrate an incredible range of London's past residents. Whether they be scientists, sports stars, artists, actors, inventors or politicians this revised and updated English Heritage guide reveals, with wit and insight, the stories of London's most extraordinary men and women and the homes in which they lived. 'The blue plaque helps us make poetry from the everyday, infusing the hard materials of the city with the feeling of lives lived: a memory of the past making the present richer.' Antony Gormley, Guardian

Author : John Ambrose Hide
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750991179

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Black Plaques London by John Ambrose Hide Pdf

Black Plaques are not to be found proudly mounted on a wall – and for good reason. What with their commemoration of a brutal execution outside Westminster Abbey, the selling of sex toys in St James's Park and an intruder at Buckingham Palace with Royal undergarments stuffed down his trousers, this is not sort of historical subject matter that authorities choose to grace a building's facade or depict on a visitor information board. In fact, many might hope that such indecorous and inconvenient episodes remain quietly overlooked. But this book jogs such artful lapses of memory and at more than one hundred locations across London, Black Plaques lift the carefully placed rug to discover an unsightly, but strangely beckoning, stain.

Author : Derek Sumeray
Publisher : Breedon Books Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Historical markers
ISBN : 1859838375

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Track the Plaque by Derek Sumeray Pdf

This collection of London walks is an indispensable guide to the commemorative plaques that are found all over the city. Each walk contains a map pinpointing the plaque location, and the design of the plaques is described. Every district is included, from Mayfair to Hackney and from Hampstead to Wimbledon.

Author : Rachel Kolsky
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781607659372

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Women's London by Rachel Kolsky Pdf

Discover the women who shaped London through the centuries and the legacy they left behind. Self-guided walking tours explore the places associated with important women who left their mark on London's heritage, culture and society.

Author : Nick Rennison
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781847676665

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The Book Of Lists London by Nick Rennison Pdf

Why did London Underground once employ a one-legged man to ride up and down the escalators at Earl's Court tube station? What did Hitler plan to do with Nelson's Column? Why is London's only medieval mummy a prostitute named Clarice la Claterballock? How did a beer flood in Tottenham Court Road drown nine people? Where can you see a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers? Containing chapters covering London past and present; buildings and streets; famous and unexpected Londoners; arts, literature and crime; plus much much more, the 180 lists will amaze, amuse and inform. More than simply a keepsake for tourists, every self-respecting Londoner needs this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Concord Mass.
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architecture
ISBN : IND:30000021424654

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The Blue Plaque Guide by Anonim Pdf