Spectacular vernacular
Subtitle: London's 100 most extraordinary buildings
By: David Long
Publisher: Sutton
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780750941877
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Buildings; Vernacular architecture
Description: Spectacular Vernacular' is a guide to London's 100 most surprising buildings, revealing their histories and their many odd associations. It features anonymous premises of London's traditional gentlemen's clubs, private palaces, fake castles, and several buildings that, if they had been built, would have changed the face of London.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.