Richard Guard

Lost London

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 04/05/2012

ISBN: 9781843178965

Subject: Non-Fiction

Size: EPUB 2

Extent: 192 pages

Illustration: black and white illustrations throughout

Territorial Rights: World

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Summary:

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.

Reviews:

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

About the Author:

Richard Guard

Having moved to London in 1984, Richard Guard worked for six years as a cycle courier, during which time he fell in love with the city, while also gaining an intimate knowledge of its history and topography. Eventually he succeeded in breaking into the film industry, and is one of the country's most sought-after documentary editors with a string of awards to his name. He has lived in seventeen different parts of the metropolis over the years, and is now settled in East Dulwich with his wife and three sons. He has published articles on cycling and on travelling in Asia, and is also the lead singer of the Dulwich Ukulele Club, an eleven-piece band that tours the country and plays at a variety of music festivals.

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