A Guide To The Architecture of London

by Christopher Woodward, Christopher Woodward

From Sir Christopher Wren's churches to the Victorian Byzantine of Westminster Cathedral to the Roman city wall of St. Pancras London boasts an array of impressive buildings from several different periods. And, every one worth seeing is right here in these pages, with over 950 illustrated entries, 16 street-finder maps showing the exact location of every referenced structure, and more than 1000 photographs, drawings, and time charts. A general introduction outlines the history of London's architecture from Roman times, and there's background for each individual area, as well. All entries appear in chronological order within their geographical sections, and special features include a series of plans showing the development of the London squares. A unique sourcebook, written by two architects.

Genres: Architecture, London, Nonfiction, Travel, Reference

444 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

Reviews

[Sitatunga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pevsner with illustrations - comprehensive, beautifully photographed, well organised, judiciously selected and absorbingly appended with an examination of the evolution of the London street pattern, its squares and the great estates which built them, this is a must for the connoisseur and dilettante alike, as well as an eye-opener for those of us who spend too much time in Oxford Street and other dreary thoroughfares, unaware of the riches that lie just an alleyway away or even above our heads. There must be omissions - I've so far been disappointed not to see Baker Street Station and, just along from it, Mme Tussauds & Planetarium - in the former's case, intriguing enough to merit a mention; in the latter's, the tenant alone surely requires it - the building is in any case eccentric enough to be worth inclusion

[Magda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The museum and technical institution were inventions of the nineteenth century, and this dense area represents the Victorian passion for cataloguing and analysing the world.