London Past And Present
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions'' by Henry B. Wheatley is a
topographical Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary scienc ...
and historical dictionary of
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
streets and landmarks, published by John Murray in 1891, that is still regarded as a definitive work in its area."The London Topographical Society: A brief account"
by Stephen Marks in '' The London Topographical Record'', 1980, pp. 1-10. Wheatley's work was based upon ''The Handbook of London'' by Peter Cunningham, published 1849, as well as literary, architectural and historical sources. It was reprinted by
Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...
in 2011 in the Cambridge Library Collection of "works of enduring scholarly value".


Volumes


Vol. I. Preface, Introduction, and Abbey Road to Dyot Street.Vol. II. Eagle Tavern to Ozinda's Coffee-house.Vol. III. Paddington to Zoological Gardens, and Index.


See also

*''
The London Encyclopaedia ''The London Encyclopaedia'', first published in 1983, is a 1,100-page historical reference work on London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, covering the whole of the Greater London area. Development The first edition of the encyclopaedi ...
''


References


Further reading


''Hand-Book of London. Past and Present''.
Peter Cunningham.
''London Past and Present''.
M.C. Salaman, 1916.
''London Town Past and Present'' Vol. I.
W.W. Hutchings.
''London Town Past and Present'' Vol. II.
W.W. Hutchings. 1891 non-fiction books History books about London Books about London {{London-stub