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Abandoned London - Discover the hidden secrets of the city in photographs (Hardcover)
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Abandoned London - Discover the hidden secrets of the city in photographs (Hardcover)
Series: Abandoned
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It seems bizarre that in a place as crowded, noisy and expensive as
London there are still wasted unused spaces. The relentless drive
for regeneration across Britain's capital deceives us into thinking
that every spare building and patch of ground is under development.
But this vast metropolis of more than 10 million people hides many
secrets and unexpected treasures from the city's unique 2000-year
history. In Abandoned London, read about the Abbey Mills Pumping
Station, a facility created in 1858 to deal with 'the Great Stink',
and now London's Italian-Gothic cathedral of sewage; or the
subterranean Finsbury Park underground reservoir, a space capable
of holding five million gallons of water and today used as an
occasional movie location; or the remnants of Highgate's overground
steam railway station, now a protected bat habitat; or the Clapham
deep-level shelters, constructed in World War II and designed to
provide protection for locals against aerial bombing raids; or the
Haggerston public baths, part of an early 20th century building
programme devised to improve London's hygiene. These photographs of
abandoned places capture a moment in time. Some of the buildings
have since been demolished or refurbished, but many are still
there, neglected and uncared for. These places have great value and
a rich significance, offering us a glimpse of past worlds.
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