The Times London history atlas

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The Times London history atlas

edited by Hugh Clout

Times Books, 1991

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Bibliography: p. 178-179

Includes index

Illustrations on lining papers

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Through over 250 maps this atlas traces the growth of the city of London from Roman times to the present day. Illustrations recreate the city as it once was, while photographs and maps tell the complex story of London and the people and events which have shaped it over the centuries.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Land under London: London's geology
  • lost rivers
  • the settlement and the Thames. Part 2 Roman London: Roman London and its hinterland
  • the Roman port
  • Roman defences. Part 3 Saxon and early Norman London: Lundenwic - the Saxon city
  • the growth of Westminster
  • Norman St Paul's. Part 4 Medieval London: the medieval church
  • medieval Westminster
  • the medieval port
  • a medieval shop. Part 5 Tudor and Stuart London: commercial London - company halls and guilds
  • the Tudor city
  • Stuart growth - the development of Covent Garden
  • Civil War defences
  • the Black Death
  • the Great Fire and the great rebuilding. Part 6 Georgian London: great estates
  • Georgian architecture
  • feeding London - agriculture and markets
  • roads and bridges
  • Georgian docks. Part 7 Victorian London: urban expansion
  • the railway era
  • industrial London
  • Victorian improvements - housing, streets, city infrastructure
  • crime and punishment
  • the heart of empire
  • shopping - the rise of Selfridges.

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