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1. Lewisham and Deptford in old photographs

   Stroud : Sutton, 1990.

2. Bibliography of printed works on London history to 1939

   Creaton, Heather

   London : Library Association Publishing, 1994

   The history of London is so important in national and indeed international terms, it seems extraordinary that this is the first general bibliography of the subject to appear. It contains over 22,000 selected references to books and articles on the history of London, from the Dark Ages to the beginning of World War II. The whole of the former GLC area plus the City is covered. Arrangement is by subject, and there is a substantial analytical index. Material for the bibliography was collected from specialist libraries all over London and beyond. It is a starting point for any enquiry about London's development over the centuries, whether from the academic historian, the amateur or the general enquirer. A supplement is planned, to cover new material on the period.

3. The city of London

   Kynaston, David

   London : Chatto & Windus, 1994-

   The first of a three-volume history of the City of London, this book encompasses the social and political dimensions, as well as the City's human aspect. It tells the story of the City's 19th-century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre - the rise of the merchant banks, the growth of the Stock Exchange, the internationalization of the money markets. It also covers the characters behind these fundamental developments - the mercurial Nathan Rothschild or the dour Joshua Bates, who consolidated the power of Barings. Drawing on a wide range of original source material, this book brings the City of London for the first time into the mainstream of British and international history. David Kynaston is the author of "The Financial Times: A Centenary History" and "W.G. Grace's Birthday Party".The third volume in Kynaston's history of the City of London covers the period 1914-1945, years of fluctuating fortunes that began with the City at an all-time height, saw a spirited but vain inter-war attempt to return to the golden age, and ended with the Square Mile devastated by enemy bombing.Between 1890 and 1914 the city of London was all dominant, as Britain's legendary gold-standard reigned supreme across the globe. The author shows how this was possible, anatomizes an elite at the height of its powers, and shows how the relationship between finance and politics became dangerously close. The Stock Exchange, the muscular, rumour-ridden club of gentlemen and would-be gentlemen is brought to life in incidents like the Marconi scandal, the Battle of Throgmorton Street", and the murder of a stockbroker by his mistress on Lord Mayor's day. There seemed no reason why it should ever end and "Golden Years" ends with a portrait of the city in action in the summer of 1914, sweating over deals looking to the short term, never dreaming that its world would shortly change forever.The final volume of Kynaston's history of the City of London reviews the post-war years, from a scene of bomb sites to one of gleaming skyscrapers. It covers topics such as the demise of small, independent firms in the wake of the Big Bang of 1986, the Barings collapse, and the coming of the euro.

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1. London in the reign of Queen Elizabeth

   Agas, Ralph, 1545-1621

   1869

   Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye-view. "Weekly dispatch, 139 Fleet St." Historic Maps has "Ancient London, east sheet," showing the Tower of Lo...

2. London in 1549, or three hundred years ago

   Wyld, James, 1812-1887

   1849

   Relief shown pictorially. "The remarkable places in this antient view of London that are not distinguished by words in the body thereof, are referr...

3. London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, anno Dom., 1563

   Darton, William, 1755-1819

   1810

   Relief shown pictorially. Bird's-eye-view. William Darton was located at 58 Holborn Hill after 1810; cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers. Includes...