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UK Travel - London's City Churches
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List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £5.99
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Manufacturer: Metro Publications, N1
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781902910246
ISBN: 1902910249
Label: Metro Publications, N1
Manufacturer: Metro Publications, N1
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2006-08-11
Publisher: Metro Publications, N1
Studio: Metro Publications, N1
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Summary: A superb, accessible introduction
Comment: I was looking for a short accessible guide to the churches in the City of London, specifically Wren's works, and bought a copy of this book in the Museum of London bookshop.
It's a small book in terms of page size (about 4 inches by 3 inches, so it fits easily into a bag) and is 200 pages long, in which it covers 47 churches and 8 towers (where the main body of the church has been demolished). There is no standard format but generally there are two pages of text and either one or two black-and-white pictures of each church and a shorter section on the towers. In addition there is a 12-page introduction, as well as guides to three walking tours through the city (eastern section, central section and western section) covering all the churches in the book.
I am not a historian, architect, or even a particularly religious person but for me this was pitched absolutely perfectly. There are more detailed (and drier!) texts you can use as a follow-up, if you so wish. If you are looking for a simple, accessible introduction, or the basis for a tour of the churches this book is thoroughly recommended and is excellent value at the price.
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