Lose yourself in the vast sewer networks that lie beneath the world's great cities - past and pre...

In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive th...

The Little Book of Crime and Punishment is a repository of fascinating, obscure, strange and ente...

Stephen Halliday, one of the foremost authorities on the Victorian city, tells the story of how p...

A fascinating reference to the history of the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the UK and Ireland. The Am...

Discover the epic story of London's Crossrail, from Victorian dreams to modern engineering marvel...

A global guide to sewers that celebrates the magnificently designed and engineered structures ben...

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'By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.' - Samuel JohnsonFrom Chauc...

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the...

Stephen Halliday, one of the foremost authorities on the Victorian city, tells the story of how p...

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Underground Railways of the World explores tales of secret netwo...

In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive th...

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: London Underground is a fascinating and useful reference to the ...

This is a unique collection of strange laws, heroic deeds, surprising revelations and other quirk...