📗 Libro en inglés LONDON: THE HIDDEN CORNERS FOR CURIOUS WANDERERS

Some of London s greatest historic features and oddities can be found tucked away down hidden paths in secluded courtyards and in quiet corners and alleyways Take a journey into these often unexplored and hidden corners of the city with Jack Chesher creator of livinglondonhistory and author of the Sunday Times Besteller London A Guide For Curious Wanderers Track down the last remanents of the notorious Marshalsea prison in a quiet Borough back alley and learn how it housed London s poorest debtors across its 500 year history Meander your way down St Michael s Alley buried deep in a network of seventeenth century streets near the Bank of England to discover the site of London s first ever coffee house Or make your way to Hackney s remarkable Shepherdess Walk to learn the history of a unique part of London and to visit the incredible mosaics secluded away there Illustrated throughout and complete with walking maps to help you track down key locations this is a book to bring the city to life for intrepid tourists and Londoners looking for something beyond the obvious landmarks