London Villages Explore the City's Best Local Neighbourhoods

by Alkayat, Zena; Lightbody, Kim; Seddon, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9780711234666
• ISBN10: 0711234663
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-10-01
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

Offering an intimate view of the city, this unique guidebook allows you to explore the capital city's best local neighbourhoods, highlighting the small, locally-known enclaves of independent shops, cafés and public spaces that give the capital its inimitable character. From Columbia Road to Clarendon Cross, there are dozens of tucked away ‘villages’ in London and this compendium of thirty of the most unique and vibrant is your key to exploring the city in a new way. With atmospheric photographs, an illustrated map for each village, and a short text that sums up its spirit, history and location, this charming guide is a jumping off point for exploring the city in a new way.

Author Biography

JENNY SEDDON is an illustrator and screenprinter living in London. She has a simple, naive style and is drawn to the detail in the everyday.

www.nelliewren.blogspot.co.uk

KIM LIGHTBODY is a food and lifestyle photographer based in London.

ZENA ALKAYAT has previously published successful guidebooks Tea & Cake London and London Villages. She spent 10 years working as a journalist at publications including Metro newspaper and Time Out London before moving into publishing. She is currently Senior Commissioning Editor at Frances Lincoln.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Central
Marylebone Village
Shepherd Market
Connaught Village
East Bloomsbury
Exmouth Market
Bermondsey Street
Lower Belgravia

North
Primrose Hill
Crouch End
Highgate Village
Camden Passage
Stoke Newington Church Street
Hampstead Village

South
East Dulwich
Bellenden Road
Brixton Village
Chelsea Green
Northcote Road
Abbeville Village

East
Whitecross Village
Columbia Road
Broadway Market
Victoria Park Village
Shoreditch Village

West
Queen's Park
Turnham Green
Barnes Village
Little Venice
Golborne Road
Clarendon Cross

Index