London's Labyrinth
The World Beneath the City's Streets
Published on 7. January 2019
240 pages
978-0-7509-9033-2 (ISBN)
Description
Do you know what's under your feet? The London Underground was the very first underground railway - but it wasn't the first time Londoners had ventured below ground, nor would it be the last. People seem to be drawn to subterranean London: it hides unsightly (yet magnificent) sewers, protects its people from war, and hosts its politicians in times of crisis. But the underground can also be an underworld, and celebrated London historian Fiona Rule has tracked down the darker stories too - from the gangs that roamed below looking for easy prey, to an attempted murder-suicide on the platform of Charing Cross. Underneath London is another world; one with shadows of war, crime and triumph. London's Labyrinth is a book that no London aficionado should be without.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
1,25 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-9033-2 (9780750990332)
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01/2019
The History Press Ltd
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Person
FIONA RULE is a writer, researcher and historian. A regular contributor to television and radio programmes, Fiona also has her own company, House Histories, which specialises in researching the history of people's homes. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Local History from the University of Oxford.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Great Stink
- 2 The Underground Visionary
- 3 Charles Pearson and the Subterranean Railway
- 4 The Subterranean City Expands
- 5 The Transport Boom
- 6 Wartime Underground
- 7 The Underground Underworld
- 8 Danger Underground
- 9 Terror On The Underground
- 10 The Post-War Underground
- 11 Abandoned Underground
- 12 Ghost Stations
- 13 Tracking Londonâ?Ts Lost Rivers
- 14 Into Tomorrow
- Postscript: Tyburn River Walk
- Select Bibliography
