Diamond Street - The Hidden World of Hatton Garden

Informationen zum Autor Rachel Lichtenstein is the author of Estuary as well as Rodinsky's Room (co-authored with Iain Sinclair)! Rodinsky's Whitechapel ! Keeping Pace! A Little Dust Whispered ! On Brick Lane! and Diamond Street. She trained as a sculptor! and has exhibited her work in several British and international venues! including the Whitechapel Gallery! the Barbican! the British Library! Woodstreet Galleries in Pittsburgh in the USA! and the Jerusalem Theatre in Israel. From 2002 to 2004! she was the British Library's first Pearson Creative Research Fellow. Klappentext This book brings the world of Hatton Garden in Clerkenwell to life! with sewer flushers! artists! goldsmiths! geologists and visionaries. This paperback edition will be accompanied and boosted by the launch of an Arts Council-funded interactive app. 'A heartfelt book full of curiosity and love' "The Times" Zusammenfassung Tells an account of London's Hatton Garden. This title uncovers the history, secrets and stories that bring this vibrant Clerkenwell street and its environs to life.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Lichtenstein
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2013
• EAN: 9780141018522
• ISBN: 978-0-14-101852-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; London, Greater London, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works