London : A History of 300 Years in 25 Buildings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knox, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--England--London--History.

Architecture.

London (England)--History.

London (England).

London (England)--Buildings, structures, etc--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "London".

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Map

Introduction: Becoming London

I GEORGIAN LONDON

1 Spencer House, St James's

2 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury

3 No. 2 Warehouse, Import Dock, West India Quay

II VICTORIAN LONDON 1: WORKSHOP METROPOLIS

4 Fairfield Works, Bow

5 Lambeth Workhouse, Lambeth

6 Shaftesbury Park Estate, Battersea

7 Rochelle Street School, Bethnal Green

8 Christ Church, Turnham Green

III VICTORIAN LONDON 2: HEART OF EMPIRE

9 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall

10 Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington

11 St Pancras Station and Hotel, Camden

12 Harrods, Knightsbridge

13 Admiralty Arch, Whitehall

IV METRO LONDON

14 County Hall, Lambeth

15 Dunroamin, Amersham

16 Dolphin Square, Pimlico

17 Hoover Factory, Perivale

V POSTWAR LONDON

18 National Theatre, Waterloo

19 Abbey Road Studios, St John's Wood

20 Centre Point, St Giles

21 Penton House, Thamesmead

VI GLOBAL LONDON

22 Jamme Masjid, Spitalfields

23 One Canada Square, Isle of Dogs

24 The Shard, London Bridge

25 Platform G, King's Cross

Epilogue

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-300-27745-8

OCLC:

1432503733