Main entry:

Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Title & Author:

London under / Peter Ackroyd.

Publication:

London : Chatto & Windus, 2011.

Description:

202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
1. Darkness Visible (starting p. 1) -- 2. Rising Up (starting p. 14) -- 3. Holy Water (starting p. 29) -- 4. Forgotten Streams (starting p. 38) -- 5. Old Man River (starting p. 52) -- 6. The Heart of Darkness (starting p. 65) -- 7. The Pipes of London (starting p. 88) -- 8. The Mole Men (starting p. 98) -- 9. The Deep Lines (starting p. 112) -- 10. Far Under Ground (starting p. 138) -- 11. Buried Secrets (starting p. 155) -- 12. The War Below (starting p. 165) -- 13. Deep Fantasies (starting p. 176) -- Bibliography (starting p. 183) -- List of Illustrations (starting p. 186) -- Index (starting p. 187)

Summary:

London Under is a wonderful, atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Tube stations.

ISBN:

9780701169916 (hbk.)
0701169915 (hbk.)

Subject:

Underground areas England London History.
Subways England London History.
Tunnels England London History.
Zones souterraines Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Métros Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Tunnels Angleterre Londres Histoire.
History.
Subways
Travel
Tunnels
Underground areas
London (England) Description and travel.
London (England) History.
Londres (Angleterre) Descriptions et voyages.
Londres (Angleterre) Histoire.
England London

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 275870
Call No.: BIB 210264
Status: Available