London, Past And Present; Its History, Associations, And Traditions (Volume Iii)

By Peter Cunningham and Henry B. Wheatley

Book Overview

Beneath the surface of modern London lies a city of echoes, mapped street by street in Henry B. Wheatley's masterwork. London lives on in detail. Volume III of London, Past and Present crowns his great london topographical dictionary and victorian london gazetteer, uniting meticulous scholarship with a storyteller's eye for character, incident and place. Every entry fixes london streets and landmarks in space and time, tracing churches, alleys, theatres, markets and vanished houses through documents, gossip, and the city's own stubborn memory. At once a london history reference book and an absorbing armchair journey, it opens up the history of london neighborhoods as they appeared to a discerning observer of the victorian era london, offering layer upon layer of association for curious readers, collectors and scholars alike. Drawing on chronicles, parish records and earlier guides, Wheatley preserves london associations and traditions that shaped public life, private memory and the very language of the streets, making this volume indispensable for london history researchers and a trusted resource for local historians. Long valued in british urban history studies as a standard guide to nineteenth century london history, it also speaks to anyone fascinated by how an old and new london book can reveal the living depths of a changing metropolis. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354447864
• ISBN13: 9789354447860
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 3.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"