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Featuring 30 of the most unique and vibrant neighbourhoods in London, this is the ultimate guide to exploring the city in a whole new way. Features photographs and an illustrated map for each 'village', as well as a summary of its spirit, history and location, and a guide to the best independent shops, markets, cafes, and public spaces to visit.
List of contents
Introduction
Central
Marylebone Village
Shepherd Market
Connaught Village
East Bloomsbury
Exmouth Market
Bermondsey Street
Lower Belgravia
North
Primrose Hill
Crouch End
Highgate Village
Camden Passage
Stoke Newington Church Street
Hampstead Village
South
East Dulwich
Bellenden Road
Brixton Village
Chelsea Green
Northcote Road
Abbeville Village
East
Whitecross Village
Columbia Road
Broadway Market
Victoria Park Village
Shoreditch Village
West
Queen's Park
Turnham Green
Barnes Village
Little Venice
Golborne Road
Clarendon Cross
Index
About the author
ZENA ALKAYAT has previously published successful guidebooks
Tea & Cake London and
London Villages. She spent 10 years working as a journalist at publications including Metro newspaper and Time Out London before moving into publishing. She is currently Senior Commissioning Editor at Frances Lincoln.
KIM LIGHTBODY is a food and lifestyle photographer based in London.
JENNY SEDDON is an illustrator and screenprinter living in London. She has a simple, naive style and is drawn to the detail in the everyday.
www.nelliewren.blogspot.co.uk
Summary
Offering an intimate view of the city, this unique guidebook allows you to explore the capital city's best local neighbourhoods, highlighting the small, locally-known enclaves of independent shops, cafés and public spaces that give the capital its inimitable character. From Columbia Road to Clarendon Cross, there are dozens of tucked away ‘villages’ in London and this compendium of thirty of the most unique and vibrant is your key to exploring the city in a new way. With atmospheric photographs, an illustrated map for each village, and a short text that sums up its spirit, history and location, this charming guide is a jumping off point for exploring the city in a new way.
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'It's a quick read but a nice book to refer back to and a great introduction to lots of areas you may not have visited before. It is a lovely gift book and a nice book to keep for yourself too.'
'You'll never want to go to Oxford Street again.'
‘An homage to unsung areas, among them the bohemian and the works in progress, and an inspiring reference book for the jaded tourist or native.’
