Download or read book Great British Street Names written by Christopher Winn and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes a closer look at our Roads, Avenues, Groves, Gardens, Hills and Lanes. There are around 800,000 streets in the UK and the name of each one tells a tale. We take them for granted but the choice of name can reveal facts about Britain's history, geography, topography and nature, even its politics and culture. From the most common names, to the rarest, the funniest to the most notorious, among the many fascinating facts, find out why the City of London has no "Roads", and where the UK's shortest street name (Rye) is located, as well as its longest (Bolderwood Arboretum Ornamental Drive). And why Station Road is in the top five most popular street names, alongside the multitude of Victoria Streets and Albert Roads. Devon even boasts The Street with No Name, which of course has its own story... Perfect for fans of trivia and local history, Great British Street Names will prompt you to think a little differently about the street where you live.
Download or read book London Street Names written by Gillian Bebbington and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book London Street Names written by Michael Baker and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2003-10-22 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London Street Names uncovers the stories behind over 100 streets in locations such as Byron, Lambeth, and Westminster township. This book contains contributions from more than 25 of the city's leading local historians.
Download or read book Discovering London Street Names written by John Wittich and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Street Names of England written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful aid to local historians, Room's pioneering study categorises the different types of street name for the first time, discusses them in detail, and explains the meaning of over 3500 examples.
Download or read book Dictionary of City of London Street Names written by Al Smith and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Street Names of London written by Gillian Bebbington and published by B T Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1972 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Address Book written by Deirdre Mask and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | One of Time Magazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 | Longlisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards "An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside." —Sarah Vowell, The New York Times Book Review When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
Download or read book London Street Names written by F. H. Habben and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The streets of London written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shop Horror written by Guy Swillingham and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I was lying in bed, trying to think of it. And I was singing to myself, badly. ‘Shoobie-shoobie-do.’ Then it came to me: Shoe-Be-Do.” Shop Horror is a celebration of the best of the worst in British shop names—from the genuinely inventive to the truly awful. The Prawnbrokers. Sherlock Homes Properties. Pane in the Glass Windows. Sherwood Florist. A hilarious read, packed with color photos and words of wisdom from some the nation’s most imaginative shopkeepers.
Download or read book London Street Names written by Norman Douglas and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some London Street names Their Atiquity and Origin written by Arthur Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Postal Guide written by Great Britain. Post Office and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great British Dig written by Chloë Duckworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great British Dig brings history and archaeology closer to home than ever before. Each week a team of archaeologists (led by presenter Hugh Dennis) descend on streets and gardens the length and breadth of the country to discover the treasures we have been living right on top of without realising. In this official tie-in book, on-screen expert Dr Chloë Duckworth digs deeper into the sites the show visited, as well as giving practical tips and advice for anyone who wants to have a go themselves. Uncovering a lost world of human stories just a few shovelfuls beneath our feet, Chloë explores the team's techniques in fascinating detail, offering new insights and explanations about the discoveries made. As well as revealing the actual frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain, the Tudor palace of an Elizabethan spymaster, a revolutionary Victorian prison, a Second World War military base, and a prehistoric village under a school playing field, Chloë includes lots of information for anyone wanting to give it a go themselves. The book is packed with features, tip boxes and practical advice about digging in your own back garden, researching your local area for clues about what might have been there centuries ago, and dating things you may find. Highly illustrated, the book includes images never seen on screen, as well as archive photos and illustrations that bring history to life, and identification guides to bones, pottery, tools, coins and other things you might come across yourself. Foreword by Hugh Dennis, presenter of The Great British Dig.
Download or read book What s in a Street Name written by Antony Badsey-Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The streets of London are rich in history, and one of the first places to look is in their names. These record the occupations, owners, nationalities, and even hobbies ofthe people who lived there, often centuries ago. This book is intended for the Londoner and the tourist; anyone who is curious about the more unusual names found on signs andin maps around the capital.
Download or read book City Street Names written by Louis Zettersten and published by London : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1925 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
