London has an amazing range of historic houses open to the public--and this compact, easy-to-carry visitor's guide covers them all. The spectacular buildings range from a 14th century manor to one still being built, from Buckingham and Kensington Palaces to Carlyle's House and the Freud Museum. Among the architects are such greats as Inigo Jones, Robert Adams, John Soane, Philip Webb, and Erno Goldfinger. The social architectural histories are deliciously enlightening, while practical information (addresses, phone numbers, websites, admission costs, and times open) provides everything a tourist needs to plan a trip.

London Houses: A Handbook for Visitors

History

Wilson, Vicky

Europe

Batsford

This London guide portrays London as an all-weather playground providing an arry of entertainment - much of it free.

Kids' London: A Guide for Parents

Travel

Lamacraft, Jane

Ellipsis London Pr Ltd

London's Houses

Metro Publications

<p>Walking through most parts of London produces puzzles entire buildings or bits of street furniture, monuments or memorials that seem out of place, out of time or simply inexplicable. Sometimes they become so familiar we cease to notice their strangeness, sometimes we are intrigued enough to explore their stories. The findings are collected here as oddities though the word has many different nuances. Some things would be odd under any circumstances, some are the work of very odd people, some are odd by being relocated in new contexts, such as a Wren spire grounded in a 1960s housing estate or a South Seas whalebone in a suburban street. Some seem odd now because of the way the world has changed around them. So, take a seat next to Spike Milligan, discover the dead letter box used by spies in Brompton Cemetery, and dance on the grave of one of the world s greatest clowns.</p>

London's Oddities

Specialty Travel

Metro Publications, N1

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