London Uncovered (New Edition): More Than Sixty Unusual Places To Explore

London Uncovered (New Edition): More Than Sixty Unusual Places To Explore

A follow-up to the hugely successful?nseen London, London Uncovered?s a unique London guidebook that opens the doors to more than sixty of the capital's most intriguing places, all visitable but not widely known.?From museums of the unusual to places of worship;?alaces of entertainment to historic and ornate shops; city?ouses and hostelries,?ake a trip through the capital's hidden treasure and discover a picture of a London which is strange, gaudy, grand and inventive. Describing the history and the character of each place, the book uncovers a wealth of stories about an endlessly fascinating world city with its own unique character. This fresh edition?ncludes over a dozen new locations, including the Dennis Severs House, Les Ambassadeurs?asino and Sir?ohn Soane's Museum.See a glimpse of uncovered London with this unique guide to the city's buildings.The buildings:Introduction:?leopatra's Needle; St Pancras Renaissance Hotel; Isabella Plantation; Leake Street.Historical Homes:?yon House; Charles Dickens Museum; Apsley House; Eltham Palace; Leighton House; Two Temple Place; Kew Palace and The Royal Botanical Gardens; Freud's House; Kenwood House; Dennis Severs?ouse; Handel & Hendrix House.Drinking and Dining:?eefeater Distillery; Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese; Bibendum; L. Manze; Smeathfield Meat Market; The Ivy; The Black Friar; Berry Bros. & Rudd.Palaces of Entertainment:?he Rivoli Ballroom; Wilton's Music Hall; Normansfield Theatre; Wigmore Hall; Gala Bingo Club; Repton Park Pool; The Royal Automobile Club; Les Ambassadeurs.Places of Worship:?estminster Cathedral; London Peace Pagoda; Masonic Temple at Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel; St Bartholomew the Great; St Mary-le-Bow; Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir.Remarkable Shops:?assCo Salvage; L. Cornelissen & Son; Lock & Co. Hatters; Steinway & Sons; James Smith & Sons; John Lobb Ltd.Education and Technology:?he Charterhouse; Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret; The Ragged School Museum; London Museum of Water and Steam; Royal Institution of Great Britain; Rail Mail.Inns of Court:?he Honourable Society of Lincoln?s Inn; The Honourable Society of Gray?s Inn; The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple; The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple; The Temple Church.Unusual Museums:?he?AF Museum; Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms; HMS Belfast;?he Monument; Wimbledon Windmill; Design Museum; Sir John Soane's Museum.Praise for Peter Dazeley and Mark Daly's previous book Unseen London:'A thrilling tour behind the closed doors of the capital city's buildings.' Daily Telegraph'Dazeley captures the atmosphere of each building to perfection.' Daily Express'Fascinating.' Fabric magazine'A joy' Evening StandardAbout the AuthorPeter Dazeley, known as Dazeley, was born in West Kensington and studied photography at Holland Park School, now known as the 'Socialist Eton'. His work has won many awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society in the UK, EPICA in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, and Graphis Inc. in the USA . Dazeley is one of the few modern photographers whose fine art work is produced as platinum prints. Dazeley became a member of the Association of Photographers in 1977 and became a life member in 1984. In June 2013 he was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society. Fellowship is the highest distinction of the RPS and recognizes original work and outstanding ability. He is the photographer of Unseen London (Frances Lincoln, 2014).Mark Daly is a writer and publisher with a longstanding interest in secret and little-known aspects of London. He has also devised a number of London walking tours, focussing on little-known or unusual aspects of the city. His previous book with Dazely is the acclaimed Unseen London.