Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets by Cruickshank, Dan

Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELL-TILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE 2017AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016Religious strife, civil conflict, waves...
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Author: Dan Cruickshank
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Language: English
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Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets by Cruickshank, Dan

Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets

¥6,970

Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets

¥6,970
Author: Dan Cruickshank
Format: Paperback
Language: English

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELL-TILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE 2017

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

Religious strife, civil conflict, waves of immigration, the rise and fall of industry, great prosperity and grinding poverty - the handful of streets that constitute modern Spitalfields have witnessed all this and much more.

In Spitalfields, one of Britain's best-loved historians tells the stories of the streets he has lived in for four decades. Starting in Roman times and continuing right up to the present day, Cruickshank explains how Spitalfields' streets evolved, what people have lived there, and what lives they have led. En route, he discovers the tales of the Huguenot weavers who made Spitalfields their own after the Great Fire of London. He recounts the experiences of the first Jewish immigrants. He evokes the slum-ridden courts and alleys of Jack the Ripper's Spitalfields. And he describes the transformation of the Spitalfields he first encountered in the 1970s from a war-damaged collection of semi-derelict houses to the vibrant community it is today.

This is a fascinating evocation of one of London's most distinctive districts. At the same time, it is a history of England in miniature.



Author: Dan Cruickshank
Publisher: Windmill Books
Published: 06/15/2017
Pages: 784
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 2.10d
ISBN: 9780099559092

About the Author
Dan Cruickshank is an architectural historian and television presenter. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgian Group, and on the Architectural Panel of the National Trust. His recent work includes the television programs and accompanying books The Country House Revealed (2011) and Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008). He lives in Spitalfields, London.


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