Urban Rambles - Nicholas Rudd-Jones

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Auteur(s) : Nicholas Rudd-Jones

Editeur : Frances Lincoln

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/12/2018

Nombre de pages : 256

Expédition : 658

Dimensions : 20.8 x 16.5 x 2.8

ISBN : 0711239746

Résumé :

Stamford, Lincolnshire

Biographie:
Nicholas Rudd-Jones is the co-author of Pathways, a book on the origin of paths, published by Guardian Books in 2011. It was in the Top 10 Guardian bestseller’s list for several weeks, and was referenced in Robert Macfarlane’s seminal work, The Old Ways. He is also the co-founder of www.walkingworld.com, the UK’s largest online archive of walking routes, with over 6,500 walks across the whole country. Follow @urbanrambles and visit www.urbanrambles.org

Sommaire:
The book is organised into thematic chapters, highlighting the way that our cities have grown in very different ways, driven by their reason for being founded in the first place. All of the featured cities would make a great weekend visit.

• Cathedral cities - Exeter, Lincoln, Norwich, York

• Seats of Learning - Cambridge, Oxford

• Trading Ports - Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Plymouth

• Designed for Pleasure - Bath, Brighton

• Victorian Industry - Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield

• Capital City - King’s Cross to Olympic Park (Islington, East End), Olympic Park to Tower Hill (London Docks, City) Tower Hill to Bayswater (Parliament, Royal Parks), Bayswater to King’s Cross (Residential, Regent’s Park)

• Commissioned map of the route and walk data (distance, typical time, start & finish, terrain).
• Instructions on how to get the GPS enabled map on your mobile, which shows where you are on the exact detailed route.
• Inspiring photographs of the things you will see along the way.
• Data box - population, date of origin, some famous inhabitants, films or TV series shot here, best spots for stunning cityscapes.
• Context – why the city looks the way it does (topography, economic drivers, architectural styles)
• Information on green spaces and architectural gems.
• Recommendations of cafes, pubs and unique shops along the way