Guide To The Architecture Of London

by Edward Jones, Christopher Woodward

After 30 years in print, the most reliable single source of information on the city's buildings of all periods and styles

From Nash's elegant crescents to Lubetkin's uncompromising high-rise blocks, from Wren's churches to the Victorian Byzantine of Westminster Cathedral, from the Roman city wall to St. Pancras International, this updated guide offers a critical appraisal of London's architecture. More than 1,000 entries are all arranged chronologically within geographical sections, and clearly pinpointed on corresponding maps. Each section opens with a summary of the architectural and social history of the area, while a general introduction gives a concise century-by-century history of London's architecture from the time of the Roman occupation to the present. Clear and detailed time charts show the development of major trends and influences. Other special features include a series of plans outlining the development of the London squares from 1650 to 1900.

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, Travel, Reference

512 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

Reviews

[Sitatunga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pevsner with illustrations - comprehensive, beautifully photographed, well organised, judiciously selected and absorbingly appended with an examination of the evolution of the London street pattern, its squares and the great estates which built them, this is a must for the connoisseur and dilettante alike, as well as an eye-opener for those of us who spend too much time in Oxford Street and other dreary thoroughfares, unaware of the riches that lie just an alleyway away or even above our heads. There must be omissions - I've so far been disappointed not to see Baker Street Station and, just along from it, Mme Tussauds & Planetarium - in the former's case, intriguing enough to merit a mention; in the latter's, the tenant alone surely requires it - the building is in any case eccentric enough to be worth inclusion

[Magda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The museum and technical institution were inventions of the nineteenth century, and this dense area represents the Victorian passion for cataloguing and analysing the world.