This is a guide to London's distinctive Blue Plaques that commemorate the remarkable men and women who have lived in the capital. Its biographical portraits, listed in alphabetical order, provide informative and sometimes irreverent anecdotes about many of the famous and some not-so-famous lives. The careers of more then 700 individuals are provided, including well-known names such as Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Jimi Hendrix, and Florence Nightingale, as well as fascinating accounts of the antics and achievements of less familiar figures whose lives have also been commemorated by a Blue Plaque. The text includes maps showing the location of plaques in Central London, indexes by area and profession, and illustrations of some of the most remarkable individuals.
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This third and thoroughly updated edition gives admirable potted biographies of the grat, the good and the creative household names and unsung heroes drawn from all over the globe. Entries are arranged alphabetically with appendices sorted by profession and area. --The National Archives
This welcome update to the guide on London's many blue plaques, which was last updated in 2003, includes biographical information on well over 400 of the great and good who at some point settled within the nation's capital.Tha first entry in the book is that of Harold Abrahams, the Olympic athlete whose 1924 gold win in Paris was commemorated in the film 'Chariots of Fire', and who lived for a time in Hodford Road in the northwest of the city. Other famous names featured include Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Karl Marx, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi (with two plaques at two separate locations), and musician Jimi Hendrix. Each individual's entry is numbered, which can be used to locate his or her plaque using a series of excellently detailed maps at the front of the book. Useful appendices include lists of the books subjects by their profession and by postcode. If you have a couple of hours to spare, grab this book and set off for a fascinating trip around the capital! --Discover My Past England, November 2009
This welcome update to the guide on London's many blue plaques, which was last updated in 2003, includes biographical information on well over 400 of the great and good who at some point settled within the nation's capital.Tha first entry in the book is that of Harold Abrahams, the Olympic athlete whose 1924 gold win in Paris was commemorated in the film 'Chariots of Fire', and who lived for a time in Hodford Road in the northwest of the city. Other famous names featured include Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Karl Marx, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi (with two plaques at two separate locations), and musician Jimi Hendrix. Each individual's entry is numbered, which can be used to locate his or her plaque using a series of excellently detailed maps at the front of the book. Useful appendices include lists of the books subjects by their profession and by postcode. If you have a couple of hours to spare, grab this book and set off for a fascinating trip around the capital! --Discover My Past England, November 2009
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The Author Nick Rennison graduated from Cambridge and works as Publications Manager for Waterstones booksellers. The book is the result of his long fascination with the stories behind the plaques.
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This is an enjoyable book to read, each entry provides a kind of summary of the achievement of the person commemorated, but also sheds brief light on his or her personality (in contrast to Derek Sumeray's London Plaques book, which is more an assembly of facts but has more illustrations of the locations). This book provides, as another reviewer has indicated, few pictures, but is elegantly written and has a helpful set of maps at the beginning. It's a nice size, too, slips well into the jacket pocket, unlike the large tome by Emily Cole (Lived in London). Cole's book is a real feast for anyone interested in London, beautifully written and illustrated, but a book to enjoy - because of it size - at home. Rennison's book could be used as its little brother, the one for the road.
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This is a good reference book,containing lots of information about the people who they apply to worth the money I carry it around all the time
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By Poohbaa
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This is a terrific book for the visitors to London who like to walk around the capital. It is broken down into districts of the city and offers an interesting view of well known residents' homes from different era living in the same areas of London.
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Very Useful Book
A very useful and informative guide to the Blue Plaques of London and it has nicely laid out text and illustrations
Published 1 month ago by Edward Power
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a poor guide to follow
needed some more maps to identify the plaques.
Difficult to follow
We found it hard to collate the information we read with the plaques
Difficult to follow
We found it hard to collate the information we read with the plaques
Published 2 months ago by Cal
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Interesting, but......................
A comprehensive list, but I'd prefer a 'guide' of this kind to give me a pic of a)the building and b)the 'celebrity'.
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Douglas J. Eaton
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