London

A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee - artist, storyteller and self-confessed 'ragamuffin from south-east London'.

Provides a new insight into the history of London Underground, from the viewpoint of its visual and cartographic heritage and against a backdrop of socio-political issues.

It is hard to imagine that much of the suburban townscape from Croydon to the Thames at Deptford was a vast wood, stretching for almost seven miles. This compelling narrative history charts the fortunes of the North Wood from the earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and its gradual encroachment by the expanding metropolis.

An illustrated guide to all the glamorous department stores around the capital - over 50 - that are now no more.

Let Secret London guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating London guide book.

If the streets and buildings of central London could talk, what stories would they tell? Quirky and intriguing stories from history revealed.