Main entry:

Knox, Paul L., author.

Title & Author:

London : a history of 300 years in 25 buildings / Paul Knox.

Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2024]

Description:

xii, 434 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-421) and index.
Introduction: becoming London -- I. Georgian London. Spencer House, St James's -- 2. Bedford Square, Bloomsbury -- 3. No. 2 Warehouse, Import Dock, West India Quay -- II. Victorian London 1: workshop metropolis -- 4. Fairfield Works, Bow -- 5. Lambeth Workhouse, Lambeth -- 6. Shaftesbury Park Estate, Battersea -- 7. Rochelle Street School, Bethnal Green -- 8. Christ Church, Turnham Green -- III. Victorian London 2: heart of empire -- 9. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall -- 10. Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington -- 11. St Pancras Station and Hotel, Camden -- 12. Harrods, Knightsbridge -- 13. Admiralty Arch, Whitehall -- IV. Metro London. 14. County Hall, Lambeth -- 15. Dunroamin, Amershan -- 16. Dolphin Square, Pimlico -- 17. Hoover Factory, Perivale -- V. Postwar London. 18. National Theatre, Waterloo -- 19. Abbey Road Studios, St John's Wood -- 20. Centre Point, St Giles -- 21. Penton House, Thamesmead -- VI. Global London. 22. Jamme Masjid, Spitalfields -- 23. One Canada Square, Isle of Dogs -- 24. The Shard, London Bridge -- 25. Platform G, King's Cross -- Epilogue.

Summary:

" A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard. A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus-inspired library. But these buildings are not just functional. They are evidence of London's rich and diverse history and have shaped people's experiences, identities, and relationships. In this engaging study, Paul L. Knox traces the history of London from the Georgian era to the present day through twenty-five surviving buildings. Knox explores where people lived and worked, from grand Regency squares to Victorian workshops, and highlights the impact of migration, gentrification, and inequality. We see famous buildings, like Harrods and Abbey Road Studios, and everyday places like Rochelle Street School and Thamesmead. Each historical period has introduced new buildings, and old ones have been repurposed. As Knox shows, it is the living history of these buildings that makes up the vibrant, but exceptionally unequal, city of today"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780300269208 hardcover alkaline paper
030026920X hardcover alkaline paper
electronic book
9780300277456

Subject:

Architecture England London History.
Architecture Angleterre Londres.
Architecture Angleterre Londres Histoire.
London (England) History.
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. History.
Londres (Angleterre) Histoire.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 319988
Call No.: 319988
Copy: 1
Status: Available