London's Hidden Corners, Lanes & Squares - Chesters Graeme
London's Hidden Corners, Lanes & Squares - Chesters Graeme The inspiration for this book was the advice of the great Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), something of an expert on London, to his friend and…
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London's Hidden Corners, Lanes & Squares - Chesters Graeme
The inspiration for this book was the advice of the great Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), something of an expert on London, to his friend and biographer James Boswell on the occasion of his trip to London in the 18th century, to 'survey its innumerable little lanes and courts'. London's Hidden Corners, Lanes & Squares takes you off the beaten track to seek out places that often fail to register on the radar of visitors and also most residents. In the 21st century these are less numerous than in Johnson's time, so we've extended his brief to include alleys, squares and yards, along with a number of mews, roads, streets and gardens.
Entries range from ancient history-soaked alleys and lanes in the City - where you half expect to bump into one of Charles Dickens's characters or even the author himself - to smart, pastel-painted mews in Chelsea built to house horses and carriages (now home
Bike Lanes Are White Lanes
Dark Corners
Lost Lanes North
Artgeist Corners
Smoke in the Lanes
The Darkest Corners
Lost Lanes Thurston Jack
Sea Lanes and Pipelines
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Corners of the Globe