Guide To The Architecture Of London

by Edward Jones, Christopher Woodward

Overview

'The definitive guide to London's architecture' INDEPENDENT

London has an unrivalled richness of architecture, from its squares and houses to its palaces and churches. This is the only guide to cover all of London's building history, from its Roman foundation to the massive expansion of the 19th century which made London the largest city on earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780224930
Publisher:	Orion Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/18/2013
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	4.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Edward Jones (Author)
Edward Jones is a Director in the London based practice of Dixon Jones Ltd. With his partner Jeremy Dixon, he has been architect to numerous arts projects in London, most notably the Royal Opera House, the National Portrait Gallery and the east wing of the National Gallery. He has taught extensively in North America, Ireland and Britain, and the work of his practice has been widely published and exhibited. Mr Jones lives in London with his wife and three children.

Christopher Woodward (Author)
Christopher Woodward was Sir Banister Fletcher Lecturer in architecture at University College London. He writes architectural criticism and is the author of several guides to the buildings of European cities.

Table of Contents

	Authors' Introduction	6
	How to use the Guide	7
	Roman London	8
	Medieval and Tudor London	10
	Seventeenth-century London	14
	Eighteenth-century London	18
	Nineteenth-century London	22
	Twentieth-century London	26
Section A32
	Cricklewood
	West Hampstead
	South Hampstead
Section B38
	Hampstead
	Hampstead Heath
	Parliament Hill Fields
	Belsize Park
	Maitland Park
	Gospel Oak
	Chalk Farm
	Dartmouth Par
	South Hampstead
Section C56
	Camden Town (north)
	Kentish Town
	Tufnell Park
	Holloway
	Barnsbury
Section D66
	Stoke Newington
	Highbury
	Hackney
	Canonbury
	De Beauvoir Town
	Dalston
Section E72
	North Kensington
	West Kilburn
	Kensal Rise
	Kilburn
	Westbourne Grove
	Maida Vale
	St John's Wood (west)
Section F80
	St John's Wood (east)
	Primrose Hill
	Regent's Park
	Marylebone (north)
	Camden Town (west)
Section G104
	Camden Town (south)
	Somers Town
	King's Cross
	Islington (south-west)
	Finsbury
	Clerkenwell
	Bloomsbury
	Holborn
Section H134
	Finsbury
	Shoreditch
	Spitalfields
	Islington
Section I152
	Notting Hill
	Ladbroke Grove
	Bayswater
	Holland Park
	Kensington
	Kensington Gardens
Section J164
	Marylebone (south)
	Paddington
	Mayfair
	Knightsbridge
	Belgravia
	Imperial College
	Hyde Park
	Green Park
Section K194
	Westminster
	St James's
	Soho
	St Giles
	Strand
	Covent Garden
	Lincoln's Inn
	Temple
	Lambeth
	South Bank
Section L262
	City of London
	Whitechapel
	The Borough
	Bermondsey
Section M308
	West Kensington
	Fulham
	Parson's Green
	Earl's Court
	West Brompton
	South Kensington (west)
Section N314
	Battersea
	Chelsea
	West Pimlico
	South Belgravia
	South Kensington (east)
Section O332
	Westminster (south)
	Pimlico
	Nine Elms
	South Lambeth
	Vauxhall
	Kennington
Section P342
	Camberwell
	Kennington
	Walworth
	Key map to outer areas	348
Section Q350
	Outer London: north-west
Section R352
	Outer London: north
Section S366
	Outer London: north-east
Section T368
	Outer London: west
Section U386
	Outer London: east
Section V403
	Outer London: south-west
Section W409
	Outer London: south
Section X415
	Outer London: south-east
	The Great Estates	420
	The London square	422
	Legal London	426
	Further Reading	427
	Illustration Acknowledgments	428
	General Index	429
	Index of Building Types	442

Editorial Reviews

The commentary manages to be both informative and conversational, making it just as good a meander in an armchair as on the streets.—THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE

From the Publisher

This is an updated and enlarged edition of this guide, first published in 1983. It now contains entries describing approximately 1000 buildings, streets, or areas in London, arranged by city section. Coverage concentrates on the center, with "only exceptional" buildings from outer London included. A brief but informative introduction outlines London's architectural history since Roman times, and entries for each area are listed in chronological order, accompanied by a small black-and-white photo. The brief descriptions point out significant features and provide a refreshing frankness that reflects the opinions of the authors (both architects) on various architectural styles. The detailed area maps and index also ensure the book's usefulness as a tour guide. Highly recommended for architectural and travel collections in both public and academic libraries. Jay Schafer, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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