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Intended for anyone who has an interest in London's past and will enjoy seeing its surviving monuments in a new light, this book offers a celebration of the capital's buildings and open spaces. It discusses the factors which have influenced the city's architectural heritage, from political and stylistic considerations to the personalities responsible for commissioning and designing, and the history of individual buildings is provided by extended captions to the photographs. Denise Silvester-Carr was a co-author of "The Black Plaque Guide to London" and Andrew Butler's photographic work has been used to illustrate many books, including "The Making of the English Landscape". … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Denise Silvester-Carr

Other Authors

Andrew Butler, 1955-

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

160 s., il., bar. fot.

Published

London : Collins & Brown, 1993

Subjects

Travel (Great Britain and Ireland)

ISBN

1855851482