London Uncovered (New Edition)

This unique London guidebook 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, places of worship, palaces of entertainment to some of the most historic and ornate shops, houses and hostelries in the city, take [...]
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This unique London guidebook 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, places of worship, palaces of entertainment to some of the most historic and ornate shops, houses and hostelries in the city, take 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 for 2018 includes over a dozen new locations, including the Dennis Severs House, Les Ambassadeurs Casino and Sir John Soane's Museum.Introduction Cleopatra's Needle St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Isabella Plantation Leake StreetHistorical Homes Syon 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 House Handel & Hendrix HouseDrinking and Dining Beefeater Distillery Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Bibendum L. Manze Smeathfield Meat Market The Ivy The Black Friar Berry Bros. & RuddPalaces of Entertainment The Rivoli Ballroom Wilton's Music Hall Normansfield Theatre Wigmore Hall Gala Bingo Club Repton Park Pool The Royal Automobile Club Les AmbassadeursPlaces of Worship Westminster Cathedral London Peace Pagoda Masonic Temple at Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel St Bartholomew the Great St Mary-le-Bow Shri Sanatan Hindu MandirRemarkable Shops LassCo Salvage L. Cornelissen & Son Lock & Co. Hatters Steinway & Sons James Smith & Sons John Lobb LtdEducation and Technology The Charterhouse Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret The Ragged School Museum London Museum of Water and Steam Royal Institution of Great Britain Rail MailInns of Court The 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 ChurchUnusual Museums The RAF Museum Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms HMS Belfast The Monument Wimbledon Windmill Design Museum Sir John Soane's MuseumPraise 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 Standard