Lost London : From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a History in 25 Missing Buildings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knox, Paul.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.

Summary:

An engaging, beautifully illustrated history of London told through twenty-five lost buildings London has been rebuilt and reshaped perhaps more than any other city over its two-millennia history.From the construction of the Underground to slum clearance and the Blitz, buildings have long been damaged or demolished to pave way for the new.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Map

Preface

Introduction: London's Restless Landscape

1 Christ Church, Greyfriars

2 Old St Thomas's Hospital, Southwark

3 East India House, Leadenhall

4 Clifford's Inn, Holborn

5 Adelphi Terrace, Westminster

6 The Pantheon, Oxford Street

7 Millbank Penitentiary, Westminster

8 Camden Stables, Camden

9 Army and Navy Club, St James's

10 Crystal Palace, Hyde Park and Sydenham

11 Columbia Market, Bethnal Green

12 Necropolis Station, Waterloo

13 Queen Anne's Mansions, Westminster

14 The White Horse, Poplar

15 Mappin &amp

Webb Building, Bank Junction

16 Kensington Town Hall, North Kensington

17 Baltic Exchange, City of London

18 Roscoe Street Estate, St Luke's, Islington

19 Lyons Corner House, the Strand

20 The Astoria, Soho

21 The Ace of Spades, Surbiton

22 Firestone Factory, Brentford

23 Guinness Brewery, Park Royal

24 Heston Airport, Hounslow

25 Burtonwood House, Hackney

Epilogue: The Ghosts of London Past

Notes

Select Bibliography

List of Illustrations

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-300-29217-1

0-300-29218-X

9780300292176

OCLC:

1591603423