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Secret London

by Andrew Duncan

Series:Globetrotter Walking Guides

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This guide strips away the bricks and tarmac to uncover London's hidden landscape. It explores the honeycomb of structures that lay under the streets, from the government's vast system of offices and tunnels under Whitehall, to abandoned underground stations, brick-lined lakes and Clerkenwell's network of subterranean prison cells. Above ground, the book guides the reader through London's historic estates, narrow alleyways and cobbled mews, penetrating the exclusive world of the City's show more livery companies and the gentlemen's clubs of St James's. Also provided are recommended walks, detailed maps and photographs. show less

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Andrew Duncan is a celebrated historian and expert on London

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Globetrotter Walking Guides

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Important places: London, England, UK; The Tube, London, England, UK
Original language: English

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Languages: Dutch, English, Hungarian, Polish
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 16
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Published: 1995
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 914.210486
LCC: DA679 .D84

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