Denise Silvester-Carr

LONDON . Mrodiictioii ONDON IS A CITY WITH VARIETY. Lovely in an unconventional way, with surprises round every corner, it is a capital which 1 reveals its secrets in the oddest places and displays its magnificence almost reluctantly. Narrow streets meander into triumphal routes; graceful Wren...

INTRODUCTION London is one of the world's great cities. Older than Amsterdam, Berlin or Moscow and roughly contemporary with Brussels, Geneva and Lisbon, it has been taking shape for 2,000 years. The Roman legions of the Emperor Claudius, looking for a place to ford the River Thames, built a...