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Author: Dick Tyson
Publisher: Jeremy Greenwood Publishers
Published: 2008-06-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781899163861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive guide to every London rugby club that is over 100 years old - whether or not they are still playing.
Author: Cyril O'Brien
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2022-03-31
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 1398405442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover facts, fiction, trivia and history of some of London’s boroughs that you may not have known before. All of this done whilst visiting some very interesting pubs and getting some exercise to boot! Why not read and discover about a reputed spy for Russia, who lived in a quiet suburb unbeknownst to her neighbours for decades after WWII? Or learn about Her Majesty the Queen’s beasts and what they mean? Find out about the Fighting Temeraire and the part it played in the Battle of Trafalgar. And finally, uncover the Great Fires of London, but not the one everyone talks about. A wealth of factoids which will astound your friends and family and could very well prepare you for some quiz nights!
Author: Tony Collins
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-01-13
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1134023359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this fascinating history of the English game, leading rugby historian Tony Collins traces the development of rugby union from its origins at Rugby School through to the modern era of professionalism and World Cup victory, and explains why the game has come to have such a profound influence on the emergent English middle class.
Author: Christopher Winn
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2012-02-28
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1429941111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover hundreds of fascinating facts about London in this enthralling miscellany Travelling through the villages and districts that make up the world's most dynamic metropolis, Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to unearth the hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape the city's compelling and at times turbulent past. See the Chelsea river views that inspired Turner and find out where London's first nude statue is. Explore London's finest country house in Charlton and unearth the secrets of the Mother of Parliaments. Discover which church steeple gave us the design of the traditional wedding cake, where the sandwich was invented and where in Bond Street you can see London's oldest artifact. Visit the house where Handel and Jimi Hendrix both lived. Climb the famous 311 steps of the Monument and fly the world's biggest Ferris wheel. Brimming with stories and snippets providing spellbinding insight into what has shaped the city, I Never Knew That About London is a beautifully illustrated gem of a book that informs and amuses in equal measure. "Will not fail to enhance months, even years, of gentle urban exploration...Any number of morning or weekend outings can be constructed from these rich pages... the selections and observations remain unfailingly interesting." --The Guardian (UK) I Never Knew That: Tucked away below Clive Steps at the end of King Charles Street can be found the small underground rooms where Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet met during the air raids of the Second World War. The first-ever Valentine Card was written from the Tower, where in 1415 the recently imprisoned Duke of Orleans composed a love poem to his wife. The measurement of one foot comes from the length of the foot of St. Algar's statue, carved on the base of one of the columns near the entrance of St. Paul's Cathedral. The design for the traditional wedding cake is drawn from the steeple of St. Bride's church in Fleet Street.
Author: David Long
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2010-12-26
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 0752462628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Little Book of London is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium full of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. London's looniest laws, its most eccentric inhabitants, the realities of being royal and literally hundreds of wacky facts about the world's greatest city combine to make it required reading for visitors and locals alike.
Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780714652511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Author: Paul Talling
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2019-07-11
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1473560233
DOWNLOAD EBOOK______________________________ The huge word-of-mouth bestseller – completely updated for 2019 THE LONDON THAT TOURISTS DON’T SEE Look beyond Big Ben and past the skyscrapers of the Square Mile, and you will find another London. This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations, burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories. Welcome to DERELICT LONDON: a realm whose secrets are all around us, visible to anyone who cares to look . . . Paul Talling – our best-loved investigator of London’s underbelly – has spent over fifteen years uncovering the stories of this hidden world. Now, he brings together 100 of his favourite abandoned places from across the capital: many of them more magnificent, more beautiful and more evocative than you can imagine. Covering everything from the overgrown stands of Leyton Stadium to the windswept alleys of the Aylesbury Estate, DERELICT LONDON reveals a side of the city you never knew existed. It will change the way you see London. ______________________________ PRAISE FOR THE DERELICT LONDON PROJECT ‘Fascinating images showing some of London’s eeriest derelict sites show another side to the busy, built-up capital.’ Daily Mail ‘Talling has managed to show another side to the capital, one of abandoned buildings that somehow retain a sense of beauty.’ Metro ‘Excellent . . . As much as it is an inadvertent vision of how London might look after a catastrophe, DERELICT LONDON is valuable as a document of the one going on right in front of us.’ New Statesman ‘From the iconic empty shell of Battersea Power Station to the buried ‘ghost’ stations of the London Underground, the city is peppered with decaying buildings. Paul Talling knows these places better than anyone in the capital.’ Daily Express ‘[London has an] unusual (and deplorable) number of abandoned buildings. Paul Talling’s surprise bestseller, DERELICT LONDON, is their shabby Pevsner.’ Daily Telegraph ______________________________
Author: Wayne Wheelwright
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2013-02-18
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 1782346910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains 100 questions on the London, the capital city of England. London has a long and storied history and currently stands as one of the great cities of the world. Inside this book are questions about London's history, it's sports teams, it's inhabitants, it famous historical landmarks and state of the art skyscrapers and many other subjects. So test your knowledge on this amazing city.
Author: Alexander Ash
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 2012-04-23
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0600624897
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew from Hamlyn's bestselling Top 10 of Everything series comes a special collection of 250 fascinating lists guaranteed to intrigue and amaze you. With lists covering people, buildings, boroughs, art, transport, tourism, commerce and sport, Top 10 of London will open your eyes to just how diverse our capital city really is.Discover:- Why taxis are black- The rudest street names- Which attractions are more popular than the Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty and Sydney Opera House- Bizarre building projects that were abandoned (including a 300ft pyramid covering Trafalgar Square)- That Venezuelans love London more than anyone else- That it has the most expensive office space in the world
