Discovering London Street Names

John Wittich (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

136 Seiten

2003
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0309-6 (ISBN)

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Piccadilly, Pall Mall, Old Bailey, Houndsditch and Crutched Friars are some of the unusual London street names that must puzzle those who use them daily as much as they puzzle the tourist. How did they arise, and what do they mean? This book explains these and over seven hundred and fifty other sin London. The origin of a stret name often reveals unsuspected facts about the history of the area. Many names date back to Saxon times. Sraightforward-looking names are not always what they seem.

John Wittich has lectured on London and architecture for a number of years. A guide-lecturer of the London Tourist Board, he is a Member of the Institute of Tourist Guiding, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Life Member of the Royal Photographic Soicety, a Freeman of the City of London, Liveryman Emeritus of the Worshipful Companyof Woolmen, Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Introduction London street names Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.2003
Reihe/Serie	Shire Discovering
Zusatzinfo	1 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	113 x 177 mm
Gewicht	212 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	0-7478-0309-9 / 0747803099
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-0309-6 / 9780747803096
Zustand	Neuware