London Stories (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

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His in-depth photo essays explore social issues relating to identity, environment and human transition. More people died building Sir Christopher Wren’s Monument to the Great Fire of London than perished in the fire itself, two of them in a scuffle in which one builder accused another of stealing his bread and cheese.

Henry VIII modernised the rooms inside in preparation for the coronation of his new bride, Anne Boleyn in 1533. He began with two small-scale oral histories of neighbourhoods in Spitalfields and Finsbury Park and moved on to an acclaimed trilogy of London histories spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Jerry White doesn’t stint on delivering the goods on London’s dark side, which, of course, will delight true London devotees. Post-war immigration, the swinging sixties, the winter of discontent, the Thatcher years, the Millennium, the Olympics.What will you find within the ancient walls of this world-famous fortress, witness to nearly 1000 years of history? I especially loved Treves' The Elephant Man, Alfred Walter Barrett's The Fetching of Susan, Galsworthy 's A Forsyte Encounters the People and Mollie Panter-Downes' Good Evening, Mrs.

You may recognise the Abbey Road zebra crossing in North London from its iconic appearance on a Beatles album cover. These posters promote some of London’s cultural landmarks, fine architecture, and fantastic open spaces; all intricately linked with the evolution of the city’s transport network. One unscrupulous minister by the name of Mr Howse charged a mere 15 shillings for a burial at his chapel near the Strand (less than half what others were advertising), then horrifyingly stuffed as many as 500 corpses in a year under the floorboards. The first boxes were trialled in the Channel Islands before being approved for use in London in 1856. Batty (1891-1966) was one of the most prolific female artists commissioned by the Underground and London Transport, and created over fifty posters in a variety of different styles.P. Jenkins unless otherwise stated and must not be reproduced, copied or in any way used in printed, electronic format or any other media without the written permission of the author of this site.

The collection offers snapshots of London that are truly enjoyable and change the way one walks the city's streets. A walking stick lies by her chair, but you can see the dancer she has been as she gestures gracefully towards the grey clouds she has come to love. This include three queens of England: Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Jane Grey, all of whom were executed within the Tower in the 16th century. We focus on four London transport workers who feature in this map, created in a collaboration between the Black Cultural Archives and Transport for London, using London’s iconic Tube map to celebrate the contributions of Black people to London’s history and culture.Professor David Mosey saw the negative impact on the UK construction industry of ‘dog eat dog’ competition before most people. They found a city of boundless wealth and ragged squalor, of moving tragedy and riotous joy; and they faithfully transcribed what they saw and felt in the stories they told of London town. The Tower of London is still home to the Yeomen Warders and their families, the Resident Governor, and a garrison of soldiers. One policeman patrolling its deserted interior stumbled upon an oddly decorated chamber with ‘… a bed, an altar and restraining devices attached to the walls and pillars’. Comprising a diverse selection of short stories from renowned authors such as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Zadie Smith, this anthology beautifully captures the essence of London through its varied perspectives.