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LIVED IN LONDON
THE STORIES BEHIND THE BLUE PLAQUES |
| By: |
Emily Cole, Stephen Fry |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0300148712 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780300148718 |
| Publisher: |
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 May, 2009 |
| Pages: |
656 |
| Description: |
Tells the stories behind 800 of the capital's plaques. Arranged geographically - by borough and area, this is a guide to London's plaques for over half a century compiled with the aid of the official local government and English Heritage files. It also features research on the people and buildings that have been commemorated. |
| Synopsis: |
Described by Disraeli as "a roost for every bird," London has been home to figures as varied as Winston Churchill, Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jimi Hendrix. Since 1866 the city has commemorated the link between notable figures and the buildings in which they lived and work through a series of blue plaques. Lived in London provides an introduction to the many people and buildings honored through this program that connects people and place, drawing out the human element of the historic environment and helping to save a number of London's buildings from demolition. |
| Illustrations: |
200 b-w + 250 color illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Yale University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |