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Under London Alan Brooke

Under London By Alan Brooke

Under London by Alan Brooke


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Summary

An alternative accessible guide to the city, providing a thrilling guide to London's subterranean life. Contains fascinating and often eerie information about crypts, tunnels and bunkers under the city.

Under London Summary

Under London by Alan Brooke

Crypts, catacombs, tunnels, tombs, cellars, bunkers, vaults and underground chambers...

Buried roads and buildings hidden beneath the city conjure up a mixture of fascination, eeriness and foreboding for many people. What dark mysteries lurk beneath the busy roads, pavements and shops of the city? London has an underground network of tunnels that stretch for hundreds of miles, but what is this other London?

This guide provides a grisly and gripping history of the other side of London, packed with accessible but informative stories and with colour photographs of the city's mysterious underground landmarks. Eerie tales of the London's Norman crypts piled full of bodies, through to the history of the capital's extensive railway systems make for a comprehensive look at the subterranean life and history of the city.

This guide lists the many intriguing sites that can be visited and includes three guided walks for bold explorers of the city.

About Alan Brooke

Alan Brooke's Pitkin titles include Under London, reflecting his interest in the social history and mysteries of the capital.

Table of Contents

City of the Dead, Action Stations!, Murder Most Foul, Eat, Drink and Be Merry, Ghosts and other Stations, Water, Water Everywhere, The Great Stink, Walk 1, Walk 2, Walk 3, Gazetteer.

Additional information

GOR005013124
9781841652832
1841652830
Under London by Alan Brooke
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pavilion Books
2010-04-01
48
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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