London's Hidden Rivers
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-3554-0 (ISBN)
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London has many rivers, but they are often hidden under centuries of development. Rivers like the Walbrook, the Fleet or the Westbourne have left their mark on the city, and still form an important part of our subterranean world.
David Fathers traces the course of twelve hidden rivers in a series of detailed guided walks, illustrating the traces they have left and showing the ways they have shaped the city. Each walk starts at the tube or rail station nearest to the source of the river, and then follows it down to the Thames through parkland, suburbia, historic neighbourhoods and the vestiges of our industrial past. Along the way there are encounters with such extraordinary Londoners as William Blake, Judy Garland, Paul Robeson, Terence Donovan, Bradley Wiggins, Nelson, Lenin, Freud, and the great Victorian engineer Joseph Bazalgette.
Hidden Rivers of London contains over 120 km of walks, both north and south of the Thames. Winding through the hills, valleys and marshes that underlie the city, every page is a revelation.
DAVID FATHERS originally trained as a graphic designer and now runs an internet company. However he has always had a passion for drawing, painting and maps. Nearly ten years ago he was commissioned by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst Place to create their first digital visitors guides. These are still in use today. Having lived in London for over thirty years, he is slightly embarrassed to admit that he only discovered the subject of his first book, The Regent's Canal, a few years ago. The success of that first book has led to The London Thames Walk and Hidden Rivers of London (June 2017).
Stamford Brook
Counter's Creek
River Westbourne
River Tyburn
River Fleet
River Walbrook
Hackney Brook
Falcon Brook
River Effra
River Neckinger
Earls Sluice
River Peck
Sir Joseph Bazalgette
Erscheinungsdatum | 30.06.2017 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 177 x 148 mm |
Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7112-3554-6 / 0711235546 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7112-3554-0 / 9780711235540 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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