London Under is an atmospheric, imaginative introduction to everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Underground stations. This book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, both real and fictional, that dwell in the darkness - rats and eels, monsters and ghosts.
From the Anglo-Saxon graves under St Paul's, to the hydraulic device in Kensal Green cemetery which lowered bodies into the catacombs below, to the fossils uncovered when the Victoria Line was built and the gold bars within the Bank of England's vaults, London Under takes you into a hidden world, beneath our feet.
| ISBN: | 9780099287377 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2012 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 202 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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London Under is an atmospheric, imaginative introduction to everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Underground stations. This book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, both real and fictional, that dwell in the darkness - rats and eels, monsters and ghosts.
London Under features in the following genres: History, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, History and Archaeology, Recommendations
Paperback, Ebook, Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
London Under was written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
London Under has 202 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
