London’s Sewers - Paul Dobraszczyk

London’s Sewers

Buch | Softcover
64 Seiten
2014
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1431-3 (ISBN)
11,20 inkl. MwSt
Outlines the history of London's sewers from the nineteenth century onwards, using a variety of colour illustrations, photographs and newspaper engravings to show their development from medieval spaces to the complex, citywide network, largely constructed in the 1860s, that is still in place today.
London’s sewers could be called the city’s forgotten underground: mostly unseen subterranean spaces that are of absolutely vital importance, the capital’s sewers nonetheless rarely get the same degree of attention as the Tube. Paul Dobraszczyk here outlines the fascinating history of London’s sewers from the nineteenth century onwards, using a rich variety of colour illustrations, photographs and newspaper engravings to show their development from medieval spaces to the complex, citywide network, largely constructed in the 1860s, that is still in place today. This book explores London’s sewers in history, fiction and film, including how they entice intrepid explorers into their depths, from the Victorian period to the present day.

Paul Dobraszczyk is an art historian specializing in the architecture and visual culture of the Victorian period, from underground spaces to graphic design, ornamental cast iron to census forms. He has published widely on these subjects, including two books: Into the Belly of the Beast: Exploring London’s Victorian Sewers (Spire, 2009) and Iron, Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain (Ashgate, 2014).

Introduction /The Filthy City /Planning the New Sewers / Constructing the New Sewers /Cathedrals of Sewage /Exploring London’s Sewers / Further Reading / Places to Visit /Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.6.2014
Reihe/Serie Shire Library
Zusatzinfo 20 b/w; 50 col
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 149 x 210 mm
Gewicht 149 g
Themenwelt Reisen
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Technik Architektur
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 0-7478-1431-7 / 0747814317
ISBN-13 978-0-7478-1431-3 / 9780747814313
Zustand Neuware
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