London is becoming the most cosmopolitan city on earth with massive infrastructure improvements in time for the 2012 Olympics without losing its secrets, its soul -– what someone recently called its endless reserves of cool. Benedict le Vay reveals London's most bizarre and macabre secrets with his novel approach, which doubles both as a thematic guide to the hidden attractions of the streets of London and a compelling insight into the citizens and culture of this historic city.
London is becoming the most cosmopolitan city on earth with massive infrastructure improvements in time for the 2012 Olympics without losing its secrets, its soul -– what someone recently called its endless reserves of cool. Benedict le Vay reveals London's most bizarre and macabre secrets with his novel approach, which doubles both as a thematic guide to the hidden attractions of the streets of London and a compelling insight into the citizens and culture of this historic city.
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1: Eccentric Londoners and their odd pursuits
Chapter 2 Eccentric Londoners Chapter 3 Eccentric Shopping Chapter 4 Murderous and Battlefield London Chapter 5 Eccentric Pastimes Chapter 6 Career Eccentrics Chapter 7 Dead Eccentric London Part 2: The eccentric city with all its oddities Chapter 8 Immortalised London Chapter 9 London’s Road to Eccentricity Chapter 10 Beneath the Eccentric City Chapter 11 The Eccentric Church and London's Surprising Faiths Chapter 12 Home of Eccentrics Chapter 13 Eccentric Buildings Chapter 14 Monumentally Eccentric Chapter 15 Eccentric Gardens Chapter 16 An Eccentric Place: Boozers, Beasts And Bogs Part 3: Village London - Six really weird days out. The odd, bizarre and almost unbelievable in London’s villages, with maps and walking tours: Chapter 17 Dulwich Chapter 18 Greenwich Chapter 19 Hammersmith Chapter 20 Hampstead Chapter 21 Kensington Chapter 22 Wimbledon Part 4: Bizarre bits of Inner London - Six strange excursions. Fascinating forays into London’s inner secrets, with maps and walking tours: Chapter 23 The City Chapter 24 Earl's Court Chapter 25 Fleet Street Chapter 26 Soho Chapter 27 Southwark Chapter 28 Whitechapel Part 5: Useful Information
Chapter 29 London’s Eccentric Year
Reading list Index Underground map and station index
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1: Eccentric Londoners and their odd pursuits
Chapter 2 Eccentric Londoners Chapter 3 Eccentric Shopping Chapter 4 Murderous and Battlefield London Chapter 5 Eccentric Pastimes Chapter 6 Career Eccentrics Chapter 7 Dead Eccentric London Part 2: The eccentric city with all its oddities Chapter 8 Immortalised London Chapter 9 London’s Road to Eccentricity Chapter 10 Beneath the Eccentric City Chapter 11 The Eccentric Church and London's Surprising Faiths Chapter 12 Home of Eccentrics Chapter 13 Eccentric Buildings Chapter 14 Monumentally Eccentric Chapter 15 Eccentric Gardens Chapter 16 An Eccentric Place: Boozers, Beasts And Bogs Part 3: Village London - Six really weird days out. The odd, bizarre and almost unbelievable in London’s villages, with maps and walking tours: Chapter 17 Dulwich Chapter 18 Greenwich Chapter 19 Hammersmith Chapter 20 Hampstead Chapter 21 Kensington Chapter 22 Wimbledon Part 4: Bizarre bits of Inner London - Six strange excursions. Fascinating forays into London’s inner secrets, with maps and walking tours: Chapter 23 The City Chapter 24 Earl's Court Chapter 25 Fleet Street Chapter 26 Soho Chapter 27 Southwark Chapter 28 Whitechapel Part 5: Useful Information
Chapter 29 London’s Eccentric Year
Reading list Index Underground map and station index
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