The Tunnel Through Time: Discover the secret history of life above the Elizabeth

Description: The Tunnel Through Time by Gillian Tindall Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Gillian Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.The Tunnel Through Time uncovers the lives of those who walked where many of our streets still run. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The doyenne of London history travels over and under our great capital to reveal the layers of human existence underlying the Crossrail route as the new line through the heart of London takes shapeCrossrail, the Elizabeth line, is simply the latest way of traversing a very old east-west route through what was once countryside to the city and out again. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Gillian Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.The Tunnel Through Time uncovers the lives of those who walked where many of our streets still run. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations. They endured the cycle of the seasons as we do; they ate, drank, worked and laughed in what are essentially the same spaces we occupy today. As Tindall expertly shows, destruction and renewal are a constant rhythm in Londons story. Notes A richly descriptive book, she traces the course of many historical London journeys across time and shows how destruction and renewal are a constant rhythm throughout Londons rich history. Author Biography Gillian Tindall is a master of miniaturist history, well known for the quality of her writing and the scrupulousness of her research; she makes a handful of people, a few locations or a dramatic event stand for the much larger picture, as her seminal book The Fields Beneath, approached the history of Kentish Town, London. She has also written on Londons Southbank (The House by the Thames), on southern English counties (Three Houses, Many Lives), and the Left Bank (Footprints in Paris), amongst other locations, as well as biography and prize-winning novels. She has lived in the same London house for over fifty years. Review Tindall has an eye for a good line. Her sources are eclectic and illuminating...The Tunnel Through Time is a book to savour. It is subtle, considered and powerfully evocative of Londons "changeful" landscape. * Daily Telegraph *Tindall is a sure-footed, even revelatory guide to the treasures of London that Crossrail has unintentionally brought to our notice. -- Jerry White * Guardian *In this engaging book Gillian Tindall ... a veteran historian with an eye for the macabre, the quirky and the absurd ... deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy -- Richard Morrison * The Times *Ms Tindall skilfully blends ancient histories, archaeological findings and contemporary context * The Economist *These underground stories remind us that buried spaces are places of protection as well as of the fearfully unknown, of hope and of political resistance, of science as well as of persistently chthonic mythology. Theres always a quirky and sometimes a grisly journey to be had beneath our streets * Evening Standard * Promotional The doyenne of London history travels over and under our great capital to reveal the layers of human existence underlying the Crossrail route as the new line through the heart of London takes shape Review Text Tindall has an eye for a good line. Her sources are eclectic and illuminating... The Tunnel Through Time is a book to savour. It is subtle, considered and powerfully evocative of Londons "changeful" landscape. Review Quote Tindall has an eye for a good line. Her sources are eclectic and illuminating... The Tunnel Through Time is a book to savour. It is subtle, considered and powerfully evocative of Londons "changeful" landscape. Promotional "Headline" The doyenne of London history travels over and under our great capital to reveal the layers of human existence underlying the Crossrail route as the new line through the heart of London takes shape Details ISBN0099587793 Author Gillian Tindall Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2017 ISBN-10 0099587793 ISBN-13 9780099587798 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942.1 Birth 1938 Publication Date 2017-09-07 Media Book Pages 320 Short Title The Tunnel Through Time Language English UK Release Date 2017-09-07 AU Release Date 2017-09-07 NZ Release Date 2017-09-07 Subtitle Discover the secret history of life above the Elizabeth line Alternative 9781448189885 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116856047;

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