TITLE: Medical London - City of Diseases, City of Cures
AUTHOR: Richard Barnett
PUBLISHER: Wellcome Trust
YEAR: 2008
ISBN: N/A
HOW TO FIND IT - Difficulty rating: Easy - in print.
The Phantom says:
A handsome boxed set of two fine books - Sick City, a collection of essays about London's medical history, and a gazetteer, plus eight walking tour maps, including one in Greenwich. Excellent value and beautifully produced - one to enjoy both cerebrally and aesthetically.
TITLE:Ghosts of London- The West End, South and West
AUTHOR: J.A. Brooks
PUBLISHER:Jarrold
YEAR: 1982
ISBN:0711700400
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Fine - they start at 1p on Amazon - you'll pay more in P&P ...
The Phantom says:
There are better and more specific books on ghosts in Greenwich, but this one does have a couple I haven't found elsewhere. Not a classic, but what do you expect for a penny?
TITLE: Subterranean City - Beneath the Streets of London
AUTHOR: Antony Clayton
PUBLISHER: Historical Publications
YEAR: 2000
ISBN: 0948667699
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: In print
The Phantom says:
From what he has about it here, I'd say that Clayton's forte is not Greenwich - there is a small section about the foot tunnel and the power station, but nothing about the caverns, tunnels or conduits. Having said that, this is an excellent book on London's underworld - and I enjoyed it hugely.
TITLE:London's Riverside
AUTHOR: Suzanne Ebel and Doreen Impey
PUBLISHER:William Luscombe
YEAR: 1975
ISBN: 0860020649
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Out of print but generally ok.
The Phantom says:
A reasonable introduction to the Royal bit of the Thames - taking the stretch between Hampton Court and Greenwich. The bit about Greenwich is a simple intro, but the book does show how it fitted into Royal London as a whole.
TITLE: London Growing - The Development of a Metropolis
AUTHOR: Michael Harrison
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson
YEAR: 1965
ISBN: none
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Average
The Phantom says: An interesting general study of the growth of suburbia - now, of course, hopelessly out of date itself.
TITLE:London Stories Old and New
AUTHOR:John O' London
PUBLISHER:Old House Books
YEAR:1910/2003
ISBN:187359027X
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: In Print
The Phantom says:
A charming little hardback, reprinted by Old House Books. Not much about Greenwich (though I did get the idea for that story about Nelsons Column in there) but a lovely read anyway.
TITLE: The Book of Lists: London
AUTHOR: Nick Rennison
PUBLISHER: Canongate
YEAR: 2006
ISBN: 978 1 84195 934 4
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Easy - in print.
The Phantom says:
Does what it says on the tin - a book of lists about London. Everything from lists of monuments that have been demolished to London duels. Greenwich mentioned a couple of times, but this is best enjoyed as a book for the smallest room, to be dipped into.
TITLE:Tide of London
AUTHOR:Mervyn Savill
PUBLISHER:Britannicus Liber
YEAR:1951
ISBN:none
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating:hard
The Phantom says:
A curious history of London, using the Thames as a core. Good pictures, and with a section on Greenwich. It's unlikely you'll learn anything about Greenwich that you haven't gleaned elsewhere but the illustrations are nice and the other chapters fascinating.
TITLE:American Walks in London
AUTHOR:Richard Tames
PUBLISHER:Windrush Press
YEAR:1997
ISBN:0900075694
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Seems to be in print
The Phantom says:
This only mentions Greenwich once - and that's to tell us that we can see Sir Francis Chichester's Gipsy Moth in dry dock there - so, as you can see, a little out of date. But if you're American and you fancy a themed walk or two through London, this will do you just fine.
TITLE: Eccentric London
AUTHOR: Benedict LeVay
PUBLISHER: Bradt
YEAR: 2002
ISBN: 1 84162 041 6
HOW TO FIND IT: Difficulty rating: Easy - in print
The Phantom says:
See my review of this book here.
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- Greenwich is one of the coolest "uncool" places there is in London. It's not profoundly unfashionable - rather somewhere where it doesn't occur to people that there is anything more than a few museums, a nice park and the Cutty Sark. The really adventurous might know about the Trafalgar Tavern or venture out to Greenwich market on a Sunday afternoon, but essentially, Greenwich is still relatively undiscovered for one of the great regions of London. I adore Greenwich - but I'm not blind to its faults either. In this journal I take an affectionate but honest - at times brutally so - look, giving my own personal low-down on the things to do - and one or two of the things NOT to do in Greenwich. I am being unashamedly parochial here. I will talk about the tourist sites, of course - how could I not when we have a World Heritage Site on our doorstep - but also about the things which make our town great - the little things. Interesting vistas, cool shops, bizarre novelties and quirky one-offs which make this place buzz. Greetings, by the way, to all of you who have travelled with me from Livejournal - and thank you for making the journey.
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