London Curiosities: The Capital's Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places

by John Wade

Book Overview

London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Alfred Hitchcock in North London?

How many of those who walk past Cleopatra's Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473879116
• ISBN13: 9781473879119
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"