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Eccentric London
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Author : Tom Quinn
language : en
Publisher: New Holland Publishers Uk Limited
Release Date : 2008-06
Eccentric London written by Tom Quinn and has been published by New Holland Publishers Uk Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
Everyone knows about the Houses of Parliament, St Paul's Cathedral and the London Tower, but Eccentric London focuses on the capital's less conventional history. This heavily illustrated book takes the reader around the capital district by district, stopping at a range of unusual locations including the hatters Lock & Co., patronized by Napoleon and little changed since the early 18th century; Highgate Cemetery, with chains leading up through gravestones to tiny bells as an insurance policy should someone be buried alive; and Britain's smallest prison in Trafalgar Square. Eccentric London is an exploration of the hallmarks of London's long and chequered history, illustrated by Ricky Leaver's unique photography.
Eccentric London
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2007
Eccentric London written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
Benedict le Vay reveals London's most bizarre and macabre secrets with his novel approach, which doubles both as a thematic guide to the hidden attractions of the streets of London and a compelling insight into the citizens and culture of this historic city.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric London
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2012
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric London written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Travel categories.
...meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet, the inventor who made giant ships out of ice, a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair, the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes...These are just a few of the colourful characters to be found in Eccentric London. This is an insider's guide to the city by someone who has lived, loved, eaten, drank and worked in London for five decades. He takes you to the best and most eccentric pubs and restaurants, specialist shops (26,000 stores selling £62billion worth of stuff a year), bizarre bookshops, weird museums, least-known secret neighbourhoods where you won't find tourists, but will find the utterly odd and amazing.Marvel at the petrified pile of century-old hot cross buns at the Widow's Son pub; discover what the 'Royal Ravenmaster' does for a living; and pay a visit to Pierre Vivant's curious tree, formed from 75 sets of blinking traffic lights. Ben le Vay's Eccentric London will help you dig beneath the capital's barmy surface to reveal the barmier world beneath.
In Search Of The English Eccentric
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Author : Henry Hemming
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-02
In Search Of The English Eccentric written by Henry Hemming and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Humor categories.
The English eccentric is under threat. In our increasingly homogenised society, these celebrated parts of our national identity are anomalies that may soon no longer fit. Or so it seems. On his entertaining and thought-provoking quest to discover the most eccentric English person alive today, Henry Hemming unearths a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters. He asks what it is to be an eccentric. Is it simply to thrive on creativity and non-conformity, and where does this incarnation of Englishness stem from? Hemming concludes that this tribe is, in fact, in rude health, as essential as ever to the English national identity, only they are no longer to be found where you'd expect them.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2005
Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Reference categories.
A delightful romp around the British Isles searching out the mad marquess, the eccentric earl, the barmy baron, and the daft duke and gathering a fair collection of crackpot inventors, weird adventurers and fascinatingly and not to mention insanely curious customs along the way. All of which make this rainy little island home to that remarkable breed of individual - the British eccentric.This expanded book still doesn't tell you where Stonehenge is, but it does tell you where ten spookier stone circles are where there will be no crowds, no admission charges and no parking problems... This is a book for the intelligent, humorous, curious tourist who doesn't go with the crowd. It is also a great armchair read that has been known to have readers weeping with mirth at the weird ways of the British.
Eccentric France
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Author : Piers Letcher
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2003
Eccentric France written by Piers Letcher and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Travel categories.
So you think eccentric France means frogs' legs and pigs' trotters? Think again. Piers Letcher takes you to places where you can feast on forgotten vegetables, saddle up for national donkey day, or gorge yourself at the world tripe championships. He also reveals the truth behind France's most colorful characters, including Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mata Hari and the Marquis de Sade. This latest addition to the Bradt eccentric series makes fascinating reading for those looking to discover the hidden side of France, as well as for armchair travelers who delight in the extraordinary. Feeling adventures? Try your hand at pig-squealing, or brave the Rhone Valley's Crocodile Farm; Romantic? Visit the Lovers' Wall in Montmartre, or Provence's hidden Paradise; Festive? Indulge yourself at the Palais du chocolat, or take a Champagne cure; Or just plain curious? Check out the country's most unusual towns, gardens, hotels and restaurants.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Cambridge
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Cambridge written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Cambridge is a popular city for international tourists, keen to take a behind-the-scenes look at this old English university city's people and places. Benedict le Vay reveals hidden secrets and amazing stories of the city's architecture, scandalous stories of the most outrageous dons and, most importantly, how to punt on the River Cam without looking like a complete prat.
Eccentric Edinburgh
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2004
Eccentric Edinburgh written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Travel categories.
"You don't just visit Edinburgh; you fall in love with the place." The best-selling author of Eccentric Britain takes you away from the obvious tartanalia and into Auld Reekie's hidden corners to find spooky stories, weird buildings, mad judges and strange customs. Benedict le Vay also asks the pressing questions that others avoid: Is the Scottish Parliament a monumental cock-up? Was the Stewart dynasty really useless? Should you eat deep-fried Mars Bars...?
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Humor categories.
A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Oxford written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Reference categories.
A guide to the quirky gems hidden across Britain and the weird and wacky things the British do, from bog snorkelling and chimney peeping, to mud marathons and cheese rolling.