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Tunnels, Towers and Temples: London's 100 Strangest Places [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by David Long (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: The History Press (19 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750945095
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750945097
  • Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 19.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,504 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The London Magazine, November 2006
'Long brings a genuine pleasure to his subject..and encourages his
readers to look at London with an unceasing curiosity.'

The Pass, November 2006
`Long's a good storyteller and his conversational tone
gives you the sense that he's there with you on
your virtual tour of the city.'

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More of the same - yes please!, 24 May 2007
By Dilberto (Deepest Darkest Central London) - See all my reviews
Having read and enjoyed the same author's SPECTACULAR VERNACULAR: LONDON'S 100 MOST EXTRAORDINARY BUILDINGS last year - since when I have visited around half of them - I was keen to see what else he could throw up in his entertaining and fantastically inquisitive trawls through the more obscure corners of London.

And the answer is....plenty, and it's all good stuff. Another 100 places most of us don't know about, or haven't spotted or should know more about but don't. Best of all most of them we can visit should we choose to do so, and often without paying a penny. Top secret tunnels, exotic architectural survivors, hidden courtyards and plenty of weird or grisly stuff about the people who built them, lived in them or died there.

The book itself is too big to carry around as a guide, but there's plenty of detail, hundreds of new photographs by the author, and enough in here for several days exploring. And whether you're a local or a visitor, you'll certainly learn plenty you didn't know before. Five stars, definitely

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Strange - but irresistable, 12 Aug 2007
By Matthew from Ongar (Just arrived in London) - See all my reviews
Bought the book for the photographs - 100s of black and whites, of so many strrange but largely unknown buildings - but actually it's even better to read with lots of good anecdotes about the people who built them, who lived in them, or who occupy them now. Great snoopers' guide to London behind closed doors, and quite unique
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched, wonderfully written, fabulous photos, 14 Jan 2008
By West London Gal (Shepherds Bush, London) - See all my reviews
Sequels aren't meant to be as good as the original, are they, but having enjoyed David Long's SPECTACULAR VERNACULAR last year I had to have this one, and I'm not disappointed. Far from it. In fact for anyone bored with all those London books which just go over the same old ground again (Tower of London, yawn) these two books have been a revelation to me. Packed full of places and buildings most of us don't even notice, and with every one photographed and explored by an author with a real talent for the subject, they're original, funny, and above all fascinating in terms of the detail, the history and the personalities they describe and which together make London what it is today.
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