Doors of London /
From the grandeur of Belgravia to the bohemian buzz of Camden, from the Norman Tower of London to the contemporary street art of Tower Hamlets, Doors of London introduces you to every part of inner London. It whisks you through the styles, Norman, Medieval, Tudor and Stuart, Queen Anne, Georgian, Vi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Sheldrake Press,
2024.
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| Summary: | From the grandeur of Belgravia to the bohemian buzz of Camden, from the Norman Tower of London to the contemporary street art of Tower Hamlets, Doors of London introduces you to every part of inner London. It whisks you through the styles, Norman, Medieval, Tudor and Stuart, Queen Anne, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. It picks out tall, thin, single, double, polished, scruffy, famous or unknown doors, each holding its own story. Arranged geographically, with an attractive locator map for every area, Doors of London is packed with colorful photographs of the entrances to homes, offices, warehouses, churches, mosques, theaters and libraries. It explains how and why these doors took shape, picking out and dwelling on some of the most interesting. Each chapter concludes with a choice of pubs selected for their history and character. Thematic essays focus on street art, doors in film and television and authors’ homes, while special features detail fanlights, letterboxes, knobs and knockers, foot scrapers and other door furniture. Feature Doors tell the stories of the writers, actors, architects, collectors, socialites, bon viveurs and other famous or idiosyncratic owners who lived behind them. |
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| Item Description: | Color illustrations on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | 255 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781873329528 1873329520 |