Unseen London

by Dazeley, Peter; Daly, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780711235519
• ISBN10: 0711235511
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-10-14
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Summary

Unseen London takes you backstage at some of the capital's great theatres, into the changing rooms of some of our greatest temples of sport, into the heart of the Establishment, the boiler room of the city's infrastructure and behind the scenes at some of the most opulent buildings in the Square Mile.

Contents:

Hidden Levers

Tower Bridge Thames Barrier Abbey Mills Pumping Station Crossness Pumping Station BT Tower Battersea Power Station Disused Tube Station

Law and Order

Foreign Office County Hall Big Ben (plus Whitechapel Bell Foundry) Westminster Hall Churchill's Paddock Underground Bunker Old Bailey Wandsworth Prison

Army and Navy

Household Cavalry  Hyde Park Barracks  Household Cavalry at Horseguards  Honourable Artillery Company (oldest Regiment in British Army) Old Royal Naval College Greenwich, remains of Greenwich Palace In and Out Club (Old Naval and Military Club) Chelsea Hospital home of the Chelsea Pensioners

Backstage

Her Majesty's Theatre The Palladium Theatre Royal Drury Lane BBC White City BBC Broadcasting House Abbey Road Studio Air Studios Alexandra Palace Body and Soul Queens Club Fulham Football Club Lords Cricket Ground Repton Gym Lambeth Palace St Brides the Journalist Church Greek Orthodox Cathedral New West End Synagogue Freemasons Hall

The Square Mile

Lloyds Register Midland Bank Bank of England Mansion House Guildhall London Metal Exchange Fishmongers Hall City of London School Billingsgate Roman Bath House

Author Biography

Peter Dazeley, known as Dazeley, was born in West Kensington and studied photography at Holland Park School, now known as the 'Socialist Eton'. His work has won many awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society in the UK, EPICA in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, and Graphis Inc. in the USA . Dazeley is one of the few modern photographers whose fine art work is produced as platinum prints. Dazeley became a member of the Association of Photographers in 1977 and became a life member in 1984. In June 2013 he was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society. Fellowship is the highest distinction of the RPS and recognizes original work and outstanding ability. He is the photographer of Unseen London (Frances Lincoln, 2014).

Mark Daly is a writer and publisher with a longstanding interest in secret and little-known aspects of London. He has also devised a number of London walking tours, focussing on little-known or unusual aspects of the city. His previous book with Dazely is the acclaimed Unseen London.

Table of Contents

Hidden Levers

Tower Bridge

Thames Barrier

Abbey Mills Pumping Station

Crossness Pumping Station

BT Tower

Battersea Power Station

Disused Tube Station

Law and Order

Foreign Office

County Hall

Big Ben (plus Whitechapel Bell Foundry)

Westminster Hall

Churchill's Paddock Underground Bunker

Old Bailey

Wandsworth Prison

Army and Navy

Household Cavalry Hyde Park Barracks 

Household Cavalry at Horseguards 

Honourable Artillery Company (oldest Regiment in British Army)

Old Royal Naval College Greenwich, remains of Greenwich Palace

In and Out Club (Old Naval and Military Club)

Chelsea Hospital home of the Chelsea Pensioners

Backstage

Her Majesty's Theatre

The Palladium

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

BBC White City

BBC Broadcasting House

Abbey Road Studio

Air Studios

Alexandra Palace

Body and Soul

Queens Club

Fulham Football Club

Lords Cricket Ground

Repton Gym

Lambeth Palace

St Brides the Journalist Church

Greek Orthodox Cathedral

New West End Synagogue

Freemasons Hall

The Square Mile

Lloyds Register

Midland Bank

Bank of England

Mansion House

Guildhall

London Metal Exchange

Fishmongers Hall

City of London School

Billingsgate Roman Bath House