Review
Richard Guard rediscovers some of the lost places, secret spaces and darker secrets ... of Old London in this well-researched, and well-written, little book Tribune Lost London succeeds completely at providing an evocative - almost nostalgic - feel for the streetscape of yesterday's lost city Londonist.com Fascinating The Lady Engaging and often surprising New Statesman This is a delightful and original guide book to London Telegraph online modest exercise in metropolitan time-travel... Guard writes cleverly The Guardian Beautifully illustrated with original drawings and engravings, this is the perfect gift for history lovers NFU Countryside On just about every page I turn something catches my eye... Who could not be entertained by such a book as this? Optima Magazine A must for anyone who wants to understand the city and its history The Field a little gem of a book Oddfellows Magazine
Product Description
Lost London is the story of the city as told through the buildings, parks and palaces that are no longer with us. Places like the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the leading venue for public entertainment in the city for over 200 years, or the Palace of Whitehall whose 1500 rooms made it the largest royal residence in Europe until it was destroyed by fire at the end of the 17th century. From bull rings to ice fairs, plague pits to molly houses, this is a fascinating journey through London's forgotten past, unearthing the extraordinary stories that lie beneath familiar streets as well as shining a light in the city's darkest corners.
