London.
By: Bridget Cherry, Charles O'Brien and Nikolaus Pevsner ; with contributions from Elizabeth Williamson, Malcolm Tucker and Pamela Greenwood.
Contributors: O'Brien, Charles.; Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983.
Series: Buildings of England
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 864
ISBN-13: 9780300107012
Subjects: Architecture -- England -- London -- Guidebooks; Historic buildings -- England -- London -- Guidebooks; Gebouwen; Monumenten; London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks
Genres: Guidebooks
Description: "The buildings of East London reflect a chequered history of economic change, social need, urban renewal and conservation. Along the Thames relics of a powerful industrial and maritime past at Wapping, Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs remain among the glossy new offices and smart riverside flats of the former Docklands. In the fast-changing historic East End, where the City edges ever closer, Hawksmoor's monumental Baroque churches still tower over their surroundings, while Georgian houses of prosperous silkweavers are juxtaposed with philanthropic institutions which catered for the Victorian poor of Spitalfields, Whitechapel and Bethnal Green.

The contribution of successive generations of immigrants is reflected in the variety of places of worship and cultural centres, from chapels to synagogues and mosques, while a century of social housing has produced innovative planning and architecture, now itself of historic interest." "This volume covers the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. For each area there is a detailed gazetteer and historical introduction. A general introduction provides an historical overview. Numerous maps and plans, over one hundred specially taken photographs and full indexes make this volume invaluable as both reference work and guide."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [766]-774) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Early history: the archaeology of East London by Pamela Greenwood; title: The building of East London; title: East London from the mid-C17 to 1800; title: Early C19 East London; title: Victorian and Edwardian East London; title: The twentieth century: building between the wars; title: Post-war East London; title: Docklands; title: East London from the mid 1980s; title: Gazetteer; title: Barking and Dagenham; title: Havering; title: Newham; title: Redbridge; title: Tower hamlets; title: Waltham Forest.