Londons Strangest TalesExtraordinary But True Tales from Over a Thousand Years of Londons History

Following in the bestselling footsteps of the Strangest series, London is now available in a beautiful gift format – the perfect present for the London obsessive in the family! This fascinating volume is packed with amazing things you didn't know about the capital, such as the fact that it’s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in Burlington Arcade. Did you also know, for example, that there is a tiny, working jail cell that looks like a fat lamppost, situated at the southeast corner of Trafalgar Square, that still has a direct phone link to Scotland Yard? Or indeed, that the entrance to Buckingham Palace that faces down the Mall is actually the back door, not the front? Whether you're a visitor to the capital, a dailuy commuter or one its 7.5 million inhabitants, this book is an alternative, and often bonkers, guide to the city.

Title - Londons Strangest TalesExtraordinary But True Tales from Over a Thousand Years of Londons History

Edition -

Author - Tom Quinn

ISBN 13 - 9781861059765

Imprint - Portico

Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers

Date Published - 30/03/2008

Prize -

No. of pages - 304

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 135 x 216 x 15mm

Weight - 427 g

Languages - English