Cruickshank’s London: A Portrait of a City in 13 Walks

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London. City of ancient churches and bustling docklands, palatial townhouses and run-down terraces, two millennia of migration, commerce and street life. This is its story.In Cruickshank's London, Britain's favourite architectural historian offers a tour through thirteen districts that made London into London. From the mysterious Anglo-Saxon origins of Hampstead Heath, via the magisterial Baroque churches of the Square Mile, to the industrial hubbub of Victorian Bermondsey, each of his walks explores a crucial site in our capital's history - and reveals how it forged the modern capital.Covering everything between East Ham in the east and Kew in the west, Dan Cruickshank jumps from world-famous landmarks (the Tower of London and St Pancras Station) to oft-overlooked suburban masterpieces (Dagenham Civic Centre and Kensal Green Cemetery). His tales reveal not only the most important moments in London's history, but also the forgotten characters who witnessed them: the Huguenot weavers who turned Spitalfields into the commercial hub of Georgian London, the visionary architects behind the likes of Somerset House and the Houses of Parliament, and the streetwalkers who once thronged London's great sexual highway. Throughout, he peppers the book with beautiful photographs, historical images and handy maps, so you can follow in his footsteps right away. Above all, Cruickshank's London invites you to see the city with new eyes. Every street in London contains a story. This book invites you to hear them.