A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee
—
artist, storyteller and self—confessed ‘ragamuffin from south—east London’.
Based on
Vic Lee’s series of prints of London,
this book covers a variety of different streets and areas across the city, from Walthamstow Village in the north to Lordship Lane in East Dulwich in the south, from Broadway market in the east to Portobello Road in the west.
Through over twenty different areas, he
brings to life the local life and architecture
. Interwoven around the places are stories and anecdotes that he has picked up during his researches and conversations along the way, as well as some that may or may not be true...
Areas included in the book are:
Saint Pauls Cathedral
Soho
Battersea
Mayfair
Portobello Road
Southbank Centre
The Tate
Lambs Conduit Street
Exmouth market
Clerkenwell and Shoreditch
Broadway market
Kingsland Road
Columbia Road
Walthamstow Village
Stoke Newington
Islington
Crouch end
Clapham
Dulwich Village
East Dulwich
Brixton
Peckham
Maida Vale
Created in Vic Lee's
inimitable, intricate illustration style
this book is a
work of art for lovers of London life and its special places