The Wandsworth Companion by Rod Gilmour

The Wandsworth Companion by Rod Gilmour

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A miscellany featuring the borough's history, faces, places and secrets

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The Wandsworth Companion by Rod Gilmour

Can there be a more industrious history than that of Wandsworth? The book delves into the history of Putney, Roehampton, Tooting, Balham, Clapham, Battersea and Earlsfield. Containing hundreds of eclectic facts, it includes random lost property at Clapham Junction, Wandsworth's very own Baron Munchhausen, famous inventors, murders and inmates. This compendium of fascinating facts brings back to life the once-famous River Wandle - Admiral Nelson's favourite - to explain how life once revolved around it. From the borough's coat of arms, Russian Tsars in the nineteenth century, the infamous Bravo murder, why Hitler wanted to make his HQ in Balham, to famous Olympians, and Northcote's Road underground stream, The Wandsworth Companion will be of interest to all who know the area.
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ISBN 13 9780752452449
ISBN 10 0752452444
Title The Wandsworth Companion
Author Rod Gilmour
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2009-07-20
Number of pages 128
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