Secret London - An Unusual Guide

405 Pages·2020·39.394 MB·English

by  Rachel Howard, Bill Nash

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INTRODUCTION
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throuigthgs u idanycoeuw illli,k ues c,o ntintuoe
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ora necdoatsae nsa itdo u nderstantdhiecn igti yna ll
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tot hmeu ltitoufdd eet afiolusn idnp lacesw etm haayt
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ownc itwyi th ctuhrei oasnidta yt tenttihoawnte o ften
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asi nformaotnip olna cweesm ayn oth avmee ntioned,
armeo ret hawne lcome wainledln rifucthu reed itions.
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CONT�NTS
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TI-l�I-l ARDTYR �� 16
OLDS TP ANCRAGSR AV�YARD 17
CAML�Y STNRA�TnU RAPLA RK 18
TI-l�L AMPP OSTmS: S TN ICOI-lLAS 19
TI-l�B ROWNINRGO OM 20
MARYL�BOCNO�N DUIT 21
TI-l�B RITIDS�I-lNA TLA SSOCTIIAOMNU S�UM 22
LONDONM'mSl CAL MUS�UMS 23
ANA�STI-l�I-lS�IRIAT A�GC �NTR� 24
�ITZROVIA CI-lAP�L 26
GOTI-lIRC� VAILVITS 27
�IZTROY I-lOUS� 28
TI-l�G RANMTU S�UOM� Z OOLOGY 30
WARR�SNT R�nM AZ� 31
MIN'PS� NIS 32
TI-AlU�TO -ICOON�J �R�MBY� NTI-lAM 34
INTSITUOT��M AKING 36
MAGICCI RCLM�U S�UM 38
BL�IGI�SS�N 40
�AKT�R ��S 41
TI-l�C OAD�ST ONC�A RYATIDS 42
WI-lAT ISC OAD�ST ON�? 43
TI-l�� OUNDLIMNUGS �UM 44
I-lAND�&L I-l �NDRIX 45
TI-l�I-l ORSI-l�O SPAILT 46
CONT�MPORAWRARY DROBC�O LL�CTION 47
JAAPN�SR�O O�G ARD�N 48
ISMACI�LNIT RR�O O�G ARD�N 49
N�WL ONDOANR CI-lIT�CTUR� 50
TI-l�C ITCY� NTR� 51
JOI-lNS NOW'CSI -lOL�RA PUMP 52
K2T H�PI-lONB�O X�S 54
TI-l��O RTNUAMN D MASCOLNO CK 55
TI-l�L ONDOLNBI RARY 56
PICK�RPILNAGC � 58
A S�CRnC �LLAR 59
S�CRnOS� T I-l�A M�RICBAANR A TT I-l�S TA��ORLDO NDON6 0
A SI-lRITNO�A S�CRnA G�NT 60
A LAYBRITNI-lINW�I NC�� LLA�RO RU ND�RGROUNDDI NGI N61
OU��ANL �XANDMR�AM ORIAL 62
mWARDV IAI S,P� CTAUCLARYL ROTT�I-lNU SBAND 63
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GIOR'SG RAV� 64
TI-l�M ARBLS�TA IRCA0S1=�M USSOLINI 65
TI-l�D UK�01= W �LLlTNOGN'MSO UNTISNTG� PS 65
TI-lJ�� ANC OCT�AMUU RALSA TN OTRD�A M�D �I= RANC� 66
BORIASN RP�'MSO SAICS 68
GI-lOSTS TTAIONOSN T I-l�U ND�RGROUND 70
MONST�R01=ST RAI=ALGSAORU AR� 72
CI-lARL�IS AND YT�I-lA�R ISN IID-lGI N 73
ST OLASVT'TASU � 73
BRITAISNM'ALSL �SPTO LlCST�TA ION 74
IMP�RSITAANLD ARDS 75
TI-l�C �NTR0�1= L ONDON 75
TI-l�B RITIOSPI-lT ICAASLS OCIATMIUOSN� UM 76
B�NJAMI=IRNA NKNL'I1-lS0 US� 77
SI-l�ORCLK1-l 0LM�RSO OM 78
TI-lI=�� TSIAVL0 1=B RITAIN 79
YORK1-l 0USW�A T�RGTA� 80
G�ORGV�I LLI�RS 81
I=R��MASOI-lNASL'L 82
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108R OS�B�ARVY� NU� 86
TI-lC�L �RKW'�SL L 88
SADL�RW'�SL LS 89
I=INSBYU I-lR�ATLI-lC �NTR� 89
JO�O RTON'LSI BRABROYO KS 90
MARXM �MORILAILB RARY 92
MARXI NL ONDON 93
CI-lART�RI-lOUS� 94
TI-l�L ULLAI=BAYC TORY 96
A R�PLlSCKA� LOnN0 1=J OS�PMI-l� RRICK,
TI-l�� L�PI-lAMNATN 97
NOV�TLYA UTOMTAION 98
A STOppmC LOCK 99
KINGWASY TRAMS UBWAY 100
CANDL�LTOlUTR 0S1= S IJRO I-lNS OAN�M'USS �UM 102
LONDOSNI VL�RV AULTS 104
I=R�L�� CTURA�TSG R�SI-lACMO LL�G� 150
TI-l� R0�1=LS lTnC l-l �LDRAm 106
TI-l�B L�SSI0N1=GS O R�T I-lRAOTS 170
TI-l�C I-l�RTRRY� A�T T I-l�M ITRT�A V�RN 108
LONDONW'OSR STS TTAU�S 109
S�CRn0S1= S TB ARTI-lOLOM�TWI-l'�S �GART�R 110
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CONT�NTS
BARTPSAT �OOLGYM USWM 121
STB ART�OLOM��WO'SSIP TAMLU S�UM 131
T��� X�CUTIONB��RL'0LS1=
STS �PULC��W·RIT�OUT�·WGNAT� 114
BOUQUnSA TT �� OBLADI L�Y 151
T��G OLD�BNO Y0 1=P Y�C ORN�R 116
T�� OYN PLUBLSITCTA U�0 1=� �NRVYI IINIL ONDON 117
LONDONI='ISR SDTR INKII=NOGUN TAIN 118
MINAITURB�L �UCOATS 119
N�WGAT�C �LLS 120
T��M �MORIAL� �TROO ISC�L I=·CSRAII=IC� 122
�NGLANDM'IS�C �LANGO� L 123
POLlCC�A LLB OX 124
T��B R�AD BABSOKYn 126
C�RISTCR�UC�G R�YI=RIGAARRSD �N 127
STP AULT'RSI OI=RIUM 128
DRJ O�NSON�'OSU S� 130
JO�NW ILK�RSA,K A� NDR ADICAL 131
I=OUNATINCO URT 123
LlT�RALRAYN DMARK 133
STB RIDC�S�U'R C� 133
MIDDL�T �MPL��A LL 133
m� C�ARN��LO USA�T S TB RID�'S 134
T��YW OULDB UILAD P UBI= ORT ��MSV��LS 135
MAGPIA�L L�CYR YPT 163
MAGPIA�L L�MYU RALS 137
TWO T�MPLP�L AC� 138
ROMANB AT� 104
AN ABANDOUNNmD �RGROUSNTDA TION 141
CAM�BL� NC��S 141
TWININTG�SAM US�UM 124
LLOYDBSA NK LCAOWU RTSB RANC� 134
�UNT�RIMAUNS �UM 144
T��S K�LOnNO FA T T GIANT 145
T��D �AD� OUS� 146
PAT�NST� W�VR� NTAITLINLGA MP 184
LONDORN� CORDS 194
T��W RONGWAYS TR�n 194
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BUN�IFLIL�D SL 152
ABN�PYA RKC �Mn�RY 135
JO�N W�SL��OYU'SS� 154
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