London Parks

Author : Hunter Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781471190551
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Parks written by Hunter Davies and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Hunter Davies on a celebratory stroll around London's greatest glories - its parks. We need our parks more than ever before, for our health and spirits, our bodies and souls, to keep us fit, to save us from pollution, to protect nature and wildlife; and Londoners are lucky enough to enjoy more green spaces than any other major city in the world. In London Parks, Hunter Davies illustrates their wonders by spending a year walking round his favourite parks. From his local haunt on Hampstead Heath to the capital's latest wonder, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, each one is chosen for its unique appeal. Informative and entertaining, he details their history, describes their layout and reveals hidden delights and new attractions that might otherwise be missed, such as the statue of a small brown dog in Battersea Park, a garden full of exotic plants and palm trees in south London's Burgess Park or, for something completely unique, Ian Dury's musical memorial bench in Richmond Park. Fun, thought-provoking and uplifting, London Parks is an essential companion for anyone wishing to explore the ever-green beauty of Britain's capital city, whether it's spotting pelicans and politicians in St James's Park, the birds in the London Wetland Centre or the views from Greenwich Park.

Author : Alicia Amherst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108075991
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Parks and Gardens written by Alicia Amherst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated 1907 historical and horticultural survey of green spaces in England's capital by a distinguished garden historian.

Author : Louise Read
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472142020
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Of London Parks and Small Green Spaces written by Louise Read and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A fully comprehensive guide . . . includes information and tips that even the park officers do not know about!' - What's on in London 'The Best of London Parks is a guide to more than 70 green spaces, with details of all their sporting facilities: from horse riding to Aussie rules football' - The Times London is one of the green cities in the world with thousands of acres of parks. There is a wealth of inexpensive, top quality facilities in the Parks that are often not known about even by the people who live near to them. These include numerous sports such as tennis, rugby, football, golf and bowls. There are gyms and athletics tracks, free playgrounds and paddling pools for children and clubs for their parents to meet and relax together. Every park in central London is covered. For each of these famous parks, there is a chapter detailing their history and all they have to offer. The chapters have something for all interests from the price of bacon butties, to rare goats (with frost-proof ears), to tennis courts, to boating. The information includes a brief historical background, how to get to the park, the opening times of all facilities and costs. Each park has a list of highlights and nearby places of interest and the larger parks include a map.

Author : Paul Rabbitts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747814724
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London’s Royal Parks written by Paul Rabbitts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London's royal parks are amongst its most beautiful and beloved spaces: just as much as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and Victoria Station, the mere mention of Hyde or Regent's Park is enough to evoke the capital in all its glory for residents and tourists alike. They have a grand history – some having been royally-owned as far back as the Norman conquest, and others having been acquired by Henry VIII during the Reformation – and since being opened to the public during the eighteenth century have hosted some of London's great events, including the Great Exhibition and innumerable jubilees and celebrations. This book tells the story of all nine of the parks from the point when they were acquired by the monarchy until the present day, including the major historic moments and events with which they are associated.

Author : Charmian London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Jack London written by Charmian London and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several years after Jack London’s death, his wife Charmian released a 2-volume biography of his life. Volume I starts with the origins of his parents, John and Flora, and covers Jack’s childhood and early life growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. It also covers his oyster pirating, Klondike trips, and time spent riding the railroads. The book is full of his letters to Cloudesley Johns, Anna Strunsky, and others. The first volume ends with his voyage to Asia to cover the Japanese-Russian War. Volume II starts with his return from Korea after war-reporting and his divorce from his first wife. It covers their trip on the Snark and trips to New York and around Cape Horn. The 'bad year' when his house burns is described in detail, as is a return to Hawaii and the start of World War I. The volume ends with Jack's death in 1916.

Author : Paul Rabbitts
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445673150
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London's Royal Parks The Postcard Collection written by Paul Rabbitts and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful old postcards capture London's Royal Parks in all their former glory.

Author : Elisa Stancil Levine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467132624
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jack London State Historic Park written by Elisa Stancil Levine and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed novelist Jack London became America's highest-paid author in 1905, writing about adventures in the Klondike and the Russo-Japanese War and about sailing his self-designed boat halfway around the world. Yet perhaps one of London's finest legacies is his 1,400-acre ranch on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain in California. Sometimes called "Beauty Ranch" or the "Ranch of Good Intentions," the land, buildings, and house museums exemplify both early-20th-century life and London's passionate pioneering efforts in agriculture and architecture. Descendants of Eliza Shepard (London's stepsister and ranch manager) operated the ranch for decades. In 1959, Irving Shepard deeded 39 acres to California to create Jack London State Historic Park. Eventually, 1,400 acres were acquired. Today, more than 80,000 visitors annually enjoy the park, hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, and attending events and touring London's home, gravesite, and farm buildings.

Author : Mrs. Evelyn Cecil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Parks and Gardens written by Mrs. Evelyn Cecil and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jessa Hastings
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593474872
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magnolia Parks written by Jessa Hastings and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “How many loves do you get in a lifetime?” She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved, and mildly neurotic London socialite. He is Britain’s most photographed bad boy who broke her heart. Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be, and everyone knows it. She dates other people to keep him at bay; he sleeps with other girls to get back at her for it. But at the end of every sad endeavor to get over one another, it’s still each other they crawl back to. But now their dysfunction is catching up with them, pulling at their seams and fraying the world they’ve built; a world where neither has ever let the other go completely. As the cracks start to show and secrets begin to surface, Magnolia and BJ are finally forced to face the formidable question they’ve been avoiding all their lives: How many loves do you really get in a lifetime?

Author : Jacob Larwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of the London Parks written by Jacob Larwood and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: