Hidden London : discovering the forgotten underground
Nix, Chris2019
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An exploration of the abandoned tributaries of London's vast and vital transportation network through breathtaking images and unexpected stories. 'Hidden London' is a lavishly illustrated history of disused and repurposed London Underground spaces. It provides the first narrative of a previously secret and barely understood aspect of London's history. Behind locked doors and lost entrances lies a secret world of abandoned stations, redundant passageways, empty elevator shafts, and cavernous ventilation ducts. The Tube is an ever-expanding network that has left in its wake hidden places and spaces. "Hidden London" opens up the lost worlds of London's Underground and offers a fascinating analysis of why Underground spaces--including the deep-level shelter at Clapham South, the closed Aldwych station, the lost tunnels of Euston--have fallen into disuse and how they have been repurposed. With access to previously unseen archives, architectural drawings, and images, the authors create an authoritative account of London's hidden Underground story. This surprising and at times myth-breaking narrative interweaves spectacular, newly commissioned photography of disused stations and Underground structures today.
Main title:
Hidden London : discovering the forgotten underground / Chris Nix, Siddy Holloway and David Bownes with Sam Mullins.
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Imprint:
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2019
Collation:
231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents:
ForewordIntroductionKing William Street : the first disused tube stationPiccadilly Circus : a new heart for LondonDown Street : the safest place in London55 Broadway : a cathedral of modernityClapham South : deep-level shelter beneath the commonNorth End : unopened station and secret bunkerOngar & Quainton Road : from underground outposts to heritage railwaysHighgate High-level : change for the Northern HeightsThe Strand : how Hollywood came to the undergroundEuston : gateway to the north.
ISBN:
9780300245790 (hbk)
Dewey class:
388.420942942.1 388.420942 NIX
Language:
English
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BRN:
438464
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