London Peculiars: A Guide to the City's Offbeat Places
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.
Format | Hardback |
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Pages | 144 |
Publication Date | 22 Apr 2019 |
Author | Ashley, Peter |