Dimensions
162 x 243 x 45mm
'The London Compendium' reveals the glorious and enthralling secret history of London as it has never been shown before.
Organised area by area, street by street, there is an entry for every significant building, place and road, both past and present. Ed Glinert's extensive knowledge of London, together with his endless curiosity about the unusual and the outrageous, has produced a continually surprising and compelling look at the hidden city.
Packed with stories on every conceivable subject, from East End lore to espionage, music to murder, politics to poets, this is a hugely entertaining and engrossing book on England's capital.
Discover the secret tunnels under London, the hidden haunts of Cold War spies, the inspiration behind the capital's best-known works of art and what buildings lie beside the Thames. From the Gordon Riots to the Notting Hill riots, George Orwell's West End haunts to Lenin's Bloomsbury, here is an endlessly enticing panoply of information.
