The Fields Beneath: The History Of One London Village
by Gillian Tindall /
2011 / English / EPUB, Mobipocket
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One of a precious handful of books that in their precise
examination of a particular locality, open our understanding of the
universal themes of the past. In this case it is Kentish Town in
London that reveals its complex secrets to us, through the
resurrection of its now buried rivers and wells, coaching houses,
landlords, traders, and simple tenants. Fragments of this past can
still be found by the observant eye. This book is a brilliant
evocation of the complex history of London, city of villages,
revealed through this particular study of Kentish Town.
One of a precious handful of books that in their precise
examination of a particular locality, open our understanding of the
universal themes of the past. In this case it is Kentish Town in
London that reveals its complex secrets to us, through the
resurrection of its now buried rivers and wells, coaching houses,
landlords, traders, and simple tenants. Fragments of this past can
still be found by the observant eye. This book is a brilliant
evocation of the complex history of London, city of villages,
revealed through this particular study of Kentish Town.