Customer Reviews
Well researched, wonderfully written, fabulous photos - By: West London Gal, 14 Jan 2008 
Sequels aren't meant to be as good as the original, are they, but having enjoyed David Long's SPECTACULAR VERNACULAR last year I had to have this one, & I'm not disappointed. Far from it. In fact for anyone bored with all those London books which just go over the same old ground again (Tower of London, yawn) these two books have been a revelation to me. Packed full of places & buildings most of us don't even notice, & with every one photographed & explored by an author with a real talent for the subject, they're original, funny, & above all fascinatingin terms of the detail, the history & the personalities they describe & which together make London what it is today.
Strange - but irresistable - By: Matthew from Ongar, 12 Aug 2007 Bought the book for the photographs - 100s of black & whites, of so many strrange but largely unknown buildings - but actually it's even better to read with lots of good anecdotes about the people who built them, who livedin them, or who occupy them now. Great snoopers' guide to London behind closed doors, & quite unique
Strange tales from a familiar city - By: A Gee, 04 Jul 2007 I loved this book. Fell upon it by chance, liked the reviews & bought it immediately. Striking photographs by the author - every place described is pictured - & witty, informative text from a writer who clearly loves the city & knows his stuff. So much I didn't know about my home city - & a great encouragement to get out there & explore. Ten out of ten
Fab stuff - By: N Sharman, 06 Jun 2007 Whether you're local or just visiting, an explorer or a reader, the subject
of this book can't fail to hook you if you're interestedin London. Besides
tunnels, towers & temples, it's packed full of strange houses (old and
new), secret corners, bizarre bits of history & colourful descriptions of
the sort of great places which most of us walk by without noticing everyday
of the week. Not just central London either, but all over.
Loved it - By: Worm, 06 Jun 2007 If you're looking for a beautifully illustrated book on London which isn't the same as all the others, this is it, truly. As the title suggests there's a hundred strange placesin here - strangein that you won't know them at all, or if you think you do you don't really, or even if you really do you almost certainly won't know the extraordinary stories behind them. The author does, however, & tells them here with super photography, a nice, very readable writing style, & most of all the sort of wit & enthusiasm which can't fail to bring the place alive for Londoners new, old & ex.
Loved it.
