London Peculiars : A Guide to the City's Offbeat Places, Paperback / softback Book

London Peculiars : A Guide to the City's Offbeat Places Paperback / softback

Part of the The London Series series

Paperback / softback

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A peculiar can be defined as something that 'has eccentric or individual variations to the general or predicted pattern'. And, as it turns out, London is overflowing with them.

This pocket-sized book will accompany you around the capital, guiding you from the tent-shaped tomb designed for Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton by his widow, Isabel Arundel Gordon; to what may be the last surviving porter's rest in London; to a stone niche by a long-demolished foundling hospital where almost 15, 000 infants were discarded over the course of the 18th century.

Sometimes heroic, sometimes tragic, often amusing and always unexpected, these so-called 'peculiars' bring colour to the fabric of London.

Whether you are a lifelong resident or a visitor passing through, London Peculiars is guaranteed to lead you on an adventure. Also in the series:Vinyl London ISBN 9781788840156Rock 'n' Roll London ISBN 9781788840163Art London ISBN 9781788840385

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