EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
LONDON
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
LONDON Main contributor: MICHAEL LEAPMAN
CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PROJECT EDITOR Jane Shaw ART EDITOR Sally Ann Hibbard EDITOR Tom Fraser NORTH AMERICAN EDITORS First Folio Resource Group, Inc. DESIGNERS Pippa Hurst, Robyn Tomlinson DESIGN ASSISTANT Clare Sullivan CONTRIBUTORS
Christopher Pick, Lindsay Hunt PHOTOGRAPHERS
Max Alexander, Philip Enticknap, John Heseltine, Stephen Oliver ILLUSTRATORS
Brian Delf, Trevor Hill, Robbie Polley This book was produced with the assistance of Websters International Publishers.
Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh (1585)
Reproduced by Colourscan (Singapore) Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China
INTRODUCING LONDON
First American edition 1993 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 (twice), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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FOUR GREAT DAYS IN LONDON 10 PUTTING LONDON ON THE MAP 12 THE HISTORY OF LONDON 16 LONDON AT A GLANCE 36
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Front cover main image: The London Eye
LONDON THROUGH THE YEAR 56 A RIVER VIEW OF LONDON 60
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[email protected] Interior of the House of Lords in Westminster
Bedford Square doorway (1775)
LONDON AREA BY AREA WHITEHALL AND WESTMINSTER 68 PICCADILLY AND ST. JAMES’S 86 SOHO AND TRAFALGAR SQUARE 98 The Broadwalk at Hampton Court (c.1720)
COVENT GARDEN AND THE STRAND 110
SHOPS AND MARKETS 320 ENTERTAINMENT IN LONDON 342 CHILDREN’S LONDON 356 Beefeater at the Tower of London
REGENT’S PARK AND MARYLEBONE 220 HAMPSTEAD 228 Bandstand in St James’s Park
GREENWICH AND BLACKHEATH 236
BLOOMSBURY AND FITZROVIA 120
FARTHER AFIELD 244
HOLBORN AND THE INNS OF COURT 132
SIX GUIDED WALKS 262
Houses of Parliament
THE CITY 142
SURVIVAL GUIDE
SMITHFIELD AND SPITALFIELDS 160
PRACTICAL INFORMATION 362
SOUTHWARK AND BANKSIDE 172
GETTING TO LONDON 372
SOUTH BANK 184 CHELSEA 192
St. Paul’s Church: Covent Garden
TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS
SOUTH KENSINGTON AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE 198
WHERE TO STAY 278
KENSINGTON AND HOLLAND PARK 214
RESTAURANTS AND PUBS 292
GETTING AROUND LONDON 378 LONDON STREET FINDER 386 GENERAL INDEX 424 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 446
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his Eyewitness Travel Guide helps you get the most from your stay in London with the minimum of practical difficulty. The opening section, Introducing London, locates the city geographically, sets modern London in its historical context, and describes the regular highlights of the London year. London at a Glance is an overview of the city’s specialties. London Area by Area takes you round the city’s areas of interest. LONDON AREA BY AREA The city has been divided into 16 sightseeing areas, each with its own section in the guide. Each section opens with a portrait of the area, summing up its character and history and listing all the sights to be covered. Sights are numbered and clearly located on an Area Map. After this comes a large-scale Street by Street Map focusing on the most interesting part of the area. Finding your way about the area section is made simple by the numbering system. This refers to the order in which sights are described on the pages that complete the section.
It describes all the main sights with maps, photographs, and detailed illustrations. In addition, six planned walking routes take you to parts of London you might otherwise miss. Well-researched tips on where to stay, eat, shop, and on entertainments are in Travelers’ Needs. Children’s London lists highlights for young visitors, and Survival Guide tells you how to do anything from posting a letter to using the Underground (subway).
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