London Curiosities: The Capital's Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places

by John Wade

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London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Alfred Hitchcock in North London?

How many of those who walk past Cleopatra's Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1473879116

ISBN13:9781473879119

Release Date:June 2017

Publisher:Pen and Sword History

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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