There’s a special time of the year, when one normal looking bunny embarks on a remarkable adventure. Follow the Easter Bunny’s journey through London as he delivers all the colourful eggs. There’s also a special job for you too, can you find all the Easter eggs hidden throughout this book?
Wilson opens his history of London with a metaphor of buried rivers and buried past, evoking various little-known tributaries of the Thames, and in particular tracing the course of the Fleet River, now buried beneath streets and buildings, evidence of its existence apparent in the structures, place names and damp basements of the city.
With 980 million passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back nearly 150 years, the world's oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but actually, how well do you know it? This title offers a tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London.
London is one of the greatest historic cities of the modern world. Once the hub of the British empire and the world's biggest port, it Is still one of Europe's principal business and financial centres and is home to the oldest parliamentary system and the world's most famous monarchy. As the capital turns its face towards the 21St century, this new edition of London's most complete and illuminating history looks both back and forward, providing fresh insights into the city's past and the challenges which face it in the future.
