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23%OFFJohnny Homer - Clerkenwell & Islington Pubs - 9781445663302 - V9781445663302
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Clerkenwell & Islington Pubs

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Description for Clerkenwell & Islington Pubs Paperback. This fascinating collection of photographs, facts and stories charts the history of some of Clerkenwell's and Islington's most famous and interesting old pubs, inns and taverns. Series: Pubs. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WBX; WQH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Clerkenwell and Islington are two of London's most historic districts; areas where radicalism once thrived and heavy industry flourished, and where poverty and lawlessness were commonplace. This diverse and colourful history can be traced in the area's many pubs. The ancient parish of Clerkenwell, located just outside the City of London's walls, was historically the home of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem. Later, it became famous for its watchmaking and printing industry. Dickens knew Clerkenwell, and it features in Oliver Twist, while it was here that Vladimir Lenin sowed the nascent seeds of Communism and in Little ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Pubs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445663302
SKU
V9781445663302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Johnny Homer
Johnny Homer is a journalist, broadcaster and brewery tour guide. He was born and bred in central London and over the years has written for a variety of different newspapers, magazines and websites. He has also been a staff journalist with Oracle Teletext, as editor of the daily BeatBox music magazine, the Press Association and Northcliffe Media, the latter as ... Read more

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