A truly invaluable book for lovers of art, history, photography or urban geography, this beautifully illustrated title tells a rich and fascinating story of the history of this great and ever-changing city.

Also of great interest are the paintings of London by well-known artists, such as Monet, Turner and Whistler. Their work and thoughts recurs throughout the book. PubMatic sets this cookie to ensure that a PubMatic user ID is already set and that PubMatic’s code is running properly. The book does not intend to be a fully integrated or comprehensive story of London. The Author has covered this in his previous writings. What we are presented with in this book are somewhat related chapters, each telling a couple of London stories, with illustrations, loosely related to colour or some other aspect of visual imagery. I find the book a success, capturing all the major events and issues since the mid 19th century, showing these event in colour images, providing context & meaning and mentioning changes over the years. I think anyone who has an interest in the history of London and indeed the London of today, will enjoy this book. For those fortunate enough to live in or visit London, I think the sights, sounds and views will be more meaningful, rewarding and interesting having read this book. We associate green with royal parks and the District Line; gold with royal carriages, the Golden Lane Estate, and the tops of monuments and cathedrals. Colours of London shows us that colour is everywhere in the city, and each one holds myriad links to its past.

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The text is related to the images, which cover a selection of London’s history including culture, politics, architecture, sport, commerce and in general London as a city, over a period of some 150 years. Each chapter uses the title and a few images as a starting point for the Author’s observations, interpretations and story-telling, on a related or somewhat colour-inspired topic. In addition to the Author’s writing, he also provides contemporaneous thoughts and descriptions. These are often from newspapers, books, artists, politicians, royalty and other public figures. For example, we get to read extracts from Queen Victoria’s diary. Given her long reign, QV and her legacy crops up in several chapters. While the topics and events are generally well known, the Author somehow manages to add even more richness and depth from his interpretations, observations and opinions. And of course the images greatly assist in conveying his thoughts. His insights, knowledge and views of London’s place in the world are another aspect that makes this book such a fascinating read. In conclusion, he suggests that there is no one “London colour” but that it is all aspects of the city blending together which create its unique palette. This book would brighten up any coffee table with its vibrant front cover of London at night but it also deserves to be read from cover to cover, particularly, perhaps, on a cold winter’s day when the world may be much in need of an injection of colour.

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London: A Guide for Curious Wanderers

What part of England...north, south, west, Kent? What time in English history...Thatcher's 1980s, Victoria's imperial experiment, William the Bastard's conquering hordes of French-speaking Vikings? England England or Britain...Britain as a whole, the constituent parts? As well as lengthy discussions on one or two major topics in each chapter (for example, the Great Exhibition, the Olympics, both World Wars, the Swinging Sixties), the Author takes us on many smaller detours to discuss other important and interesting events albeit smaller in an historical sense. Some have a tenuous relationship to the chapter colour or description, nevertheless, the events, stories and images in each chapter seem to sit naturally alongside each other. If you're coming to Coles by car, why not take advantage of the 2 hours free parking at Sainsbury's Pioneer Square - just follow the signs for Pioneer Square as you drive into Bicester and park in the multi-storey car park above the supermarket. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. You don't need to shop in Sainsbury's to get the free parking! Where to Find Us I don't think there'll ever be a coffee-table book on London I don't like. :D It's really true--I love just about all the ones I've read to date, and this is no exception! As interesting and erudite as this might get, it really seemed a most unusual concept on which to hang a whole book. A love letter to England’s capital, it seemed to suggest a uniqueness about London’s colours that never applies anywhere else – that London is alone in having a light that changes whether you’re looking north or south, or whether the sun is in the east or west. London then is unique in having a neon smudge above it at night – try flying over India, where any metropolis has a smudge of glowing gunk reaching from the ground to space.

It brilliantly combines all my favorite things into one resource, including art, history, paraphernalia (Antique postcards! Historic Olympics posters/ads!), literature, and more. This is exactly why I loved my European Studies degree program in college--it didn't lean too heavily on any one thing, instead dabbling just enough across a variety of topics to hold my interest. Of course, not everything about London is sunshine and daises, fun and games. We do see the challenges and hardships represented here, just as much as the city's glories--as we should. (And oh, reading about Queen Elizabeth's coronation just weeks after her passing... #feels) Even the weather comes up; inevitable, just like one cannot talk about the Pacific Northwest without talking about rain--or mist (ask me how I know :D). And yet, I felt at home in that section--not just because it was covered under my favorite color, blue, but because the PNW and England share many a common weather; the two are not so different there. My Review: Gifting the Anglophile on your list is always a doddle, right? "Something about England!" the generous, but innocent, gifter thinks. "This will be a snap!" Thoughtful, engaging, informative, well-organized and -presented--this read would be at home on any traveler (armchair or in-person), photographer, or historian's bookcase. This domain of this cookie is owned by agkn. The cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes.I am grateful to NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Most of us who travel on the tube, know the colours of the lines. Here is a list of the TfL official colour names, Their Pantone reference number, their common name, the date when they were introduced and the hex values. Underground Line An entire chapter is dedicated to “The Night” which chronicles the illumination of after dark London from the early 1890s when electric signs were introduced to Piccadilly Circus as London moved from gas to electric lighting, bathing the streets and buildings in a colour and light all of its own. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

The graphics greatly complement the text, in particular ‘colourised’ photographs, which form a major part of the book. The Author also includes a note on the technique of colourised photography; a detailed and time consuming process which provides an interpretation of what a colour image may have resembled. The results are convincing and sit nicely besides the Author’s descriptions and storytelling. This cookie, set by PubMatic, is used to build a profile of user interests and to show relevant ads. The cookie is set by rlcdn.com. The cookie is used to serve relevant ads to the visitor as well as limit the time the visitor sees an and also measure the effectiveness of the campaign. Watford DC Line: Euston, South Hampstead, Kilburn High Road, Queen’s Park, Kensal Green, Willesden Junction, Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, Wembley Central, North Wembley, South Kenton, Kenton, Harrow & Wealdstone, Headstone Lane, Hatch End, Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High Street, Watford Junction.

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The book is divided into chapters, many with titles related to colour. Green, Blue, Red, Gold and so on. Other titles are more indirectly related, for example Light, Fire, Night. The purpose of this cookie is targeting and marketing.The domain of this cookie is related with a company called Bombora in USA.