London's Statues and Monuments: Revised Edition

by Peter Matthews

Overview

The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city’s great figures and events – from Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren’s Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens. Executed in stone, bronze and a range of other materials, London’s statues and monuments include work by some of the world’s greatest sculptors. This newly revised book takes account of the many statues erected between 2012 and 2017, including those of Mary Seacole at St Thomas’ Hospital and Amy Winehouse in Camden. London’s Statues and Monuments is a fully illustrated guide to these artworks and their stories: sometimes surprising and occasionally controversial, but always fascinating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784422561
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	02/20/2018
Series:	Shire Library
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Peter Matthews worked for many years for the London Tourist Board. During this time he studied to become a registered London Blue Badge Guide and until recently worked at the Museum of London. He has also written London's Bridges and Who's Buried Where in London for Shire.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall and Horse Guards
Parliament Square and Victoria Tower Gardens
Victoria Embankment
Strand, Aldwych and Holborn
The City: West
The City: Central
The City: East
Soho
Mayfair and Park Lane
St James’s
The Mall to Victoria Street
Hyde Park Corner
Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park
Belgravia and Pimlico
Kensington
Chelsea
Paddington and Bayswater
Marylebone
Bloomsbury, Euston and St Pancras
South Bank
Southwark
Greenwich and Woolwich
North London
West London
South London
East London
Further Reading
Index