Bloomsbury in 50 Buildings by Lucy Mcmurdo
Filled with academic, cultural and medical institutions as well as elegant Georgian terraces and leafy open spaces, Bloomsbury is one of central London's most appealing districts. Only a stone's throw away from the Eurostar terminal and nestled between London's West End and the Square Mile, it is full of fascinating history and buildings. Its development began over 300 years ago and transformed land once owned by the Duke of Bedford from open fields into a planned grid of residential housing and garden squares. With the housing came churches, public houses, shops and, later, medical and educational institutions too.In Bloomsbury in 50 Buildings, author Lucy McMurdo explores the area's exceptional rich and colourful history through some of its greatest architectural treasures. She also shows what gives Bloomsbury its unique character as she guides the reader through its wonderful squares, Georgian terraces, Edwardian baroque and art deco buildings as well as its more contemporary examples of brutalist and modernist architecture.
Lucy McMurdo is a modern history graduate and native Londoner who has lived in the capital all her life. In 2003 when she qualified as a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide she combined two of her major loves, history and London and has been sharing her knowledge of the city with local and foreign visitors ever since. Always keen to explore and learn about London’s secrets she spends many hours ‘walking the streets’ looking out for hidden corners, unusual curiosities as well as architecturally significant buildings and ones that have a story to tell. She is the author of many local history books on the London area.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445659145 |
| ISBN 10 | 144565914X |
| Title | Bloomsbury in 50 Buildings |
| Author | Lucy Mcmurdo |
| Series | In 50 Buildings |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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