Main entry:

Hollis, Leo.

Title & Author:

The phoenix : St. Paul's Cathedral and the men who made modern London / Leo Hollis.

Publication:

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.

Description:

x, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Children of the Civil War -- 1. The Greatest Hazard that Ever the Youth of England Saw -- 2. A Quiet Revelation -- pt. 2. The Rise and Fall of Restoration London -- 3. Restoration and Renewal -- 4. The Two Cities -- 5. London Was, But Is No More -- pt. 3. Resurgam -- 6. Measuring the City -- 7. The Surveyor-General -- pt. 4. The Making of Modern London -- 8. The City of Speculation -- 9. Ancient and Modern -- 10. Raised in Extremes -- 11. Looks Like a Revolution -- pt. 5. London Reborn -- 12. Melting It Down and Making It Anew -- 13. The London Revolution -- 14. The Phoenix Is Risen -- 15. Endings.

Summary:

The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement.

ISBN:

9780297850779 (hbk.)
0297850776 (hbk.)
9780753825815
0753825813

Subject:

Buildings Repair and reconstruction England London History 17th century.
City planning England London History 17th century.
Urban renewal England London History 17th century.
Rénovation urbaine Angleterre Londres Histoire 17e siècle.
Buildings Repair and reconstruction.
City planning.
Urban renewal.
London (England) History 17th century.
Londres (Angleterre) Histoire 17e siècle.
England London.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260853
Call No.: BIB 191766
Status: Available