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  • Bricks of Victorian London

    A social and economic history

    by Peter Hounsell ...
    Series Book 22 - Studies in Regional and Local History
    Many of London's Victorian buildings are built of coarse-textured yellow bricks. These are 'London stocks', produced in very large quantities all through the nineteenth century and notable for their ability to withstand the airborne pollutants of the Victorian city. Whether visible or, as is sometimes the case, hidden behind stonework or underground, they form a major part of the fabric of the ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • London's Rubbish

    Two Centuries of Dirt, Dust and Disease in the Metropolis

    by Peter Hounsell ...
    The skyline of Victorian London was dominated by sinister mounds of rubbish, graphically described in Dickens's novel Our Mutual Friend. Surprisingly these dust mounds were where hundreds of so called running or flying dustmen made a meager living. Working in the open air in all weathers, amid the dust and smell, they separated out the refuse, selling much of it on, in an early form of recycling. ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Ealing A Concise History

    by Peter Hounsell, Dr Jonathan Oates ...
    Ealing, once known as the ‘Queen of the Suburbs’, has had a long and varied history. Once a country town in Middlesex, the area became part of the City of London in 1965 and celebrates its fiftieth anniversary as a London borough in 2015. This is the first book to chart the history of Ealing from earliest times to the dawn of the twenty-first century. It draws on many sources, including ... Read more

    $10.59 USD