The Ladybird Book of London By John Lewesdon
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How I have happy memories particularly of the last mentioned from 30 April 1965 my first date with Linda Then there is mention of a trip on the Thames and what we would see on the journey my first trip on the Thames was on a Customs Excise boat with my uncle who was a Customs Officer it was so exciting as I was only 11 years old Later he took me rowing at Richmond but I did not care for it much for I had to wear a life jacket even though I told him I could swim The Tower of London predominates the Thames at one point and the author tells us that the Royal menagerie that was there for years has now gone but the ravens still live peaceably in the Tower precincts Tower Bridge with its two halves that open weighing in at over 1.
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The Story of London her sights and history is illustrated with twenty four beautiful full page pictures Starting from Trafalgar Square this book takes you through famous streets to see historic buildings to learn something of the story of Britain s famous capital Westminster Abbey and St Paul s Cathedral the Tower Guildhall and the City Hampton Court and Kew Gardens the Zoo and Madame Tussaud s they are all here This is a special 50th anniversary facsimile edition of the original Ladybird Book of London which was published in 1961 The Ladybird Book of LondonA Ladybird Book Of London is not only beautifully illustrated with John Berry s almost photo realistic pictures of 1961 showing the strangely outlandish vehicles of the age only the old London Routemaster red buses are familiar but is packed with fascinating snippets of information you ve probably not come across before For example Whitehall which leads from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament was once a huge royal palace which burned down in 1698 of which only the Banqueting House building remains p. The Ladybird Book of London epub online 6 and Horse Guards Parade where the Queen oversees the Trooping of the Colour on her official birthday in June was once the tilt yard of the former palace which held tournaments of knights in armour p. The Ladybird Book of London ebook free Did you know for example that The Monument in Fish Street is 202 high to the gilded flames above the same distance from it to the baker s shop in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire of London started in 1666 p. The Ladybird Book of londonnet book 28 Or that the height to the top of the cross on the dome of St Paul s that rebuilt in 1710 by Christopher Wren the original also taken in the Fire is 365 one foot for every day in the year p. The Ladybird Book of londonnet 48 It is also interesting to read of the different stages of building of Westminster Abbey Westminster Palace Houses of Parliament and The Tower And this informative little book is bookended by a partially coloured map of London covering the two old cities the City of Westminster and the City of London once walled from Regent s Park NW to Chelsea SW along the Thames to Tower Bridge E and the old classic London Transport map of the Underground unfortunately not coloured. The Ladybird Book of londonzine Written as a tourists excursion around London this lovely little book is beautifully illustrated highly informative and a classic in itself It makes me wish I was 10 again and following its route round London s historic and monumental sights English Ladybird books are great And this one a 50th anniversary facsimile edition of the first issue is no exception The blurb tells us Starting from Trafalgar Square this book takes you through famous streets to see historic buildings to learn something of the story of Britain s capital And it does just that. EBook The Ladybird Book of london fog After giving some history of the Square the author points out that Trafalgar Square has probably the tamest pigeons around and explains that one can purchase special pigeon food from vendors on the Square I wonder if that is still so and that if you are lucky or clever the pigeons will perch on your hand to feed or even on your shoulder or even on your head I can confirm this for I still have a photograph from 1957 with my Mum in the Square with a pigeon neatly perched on her hand but entirely covering her face Trooping the Colour Buckingham Palace and St James s Palace follow with plenty of historic detail on each Then it is on to St James s Park where we learn that the Russian Ambassador gave King Charles II in 1664 a pair of pelicans for the lake in the Park and that two Easter or Great White pelicans still reside there I wonder if they are ancestors of the originals Probably not. The Ladybird Book of London epub free Westminster Abbey the Houses of Parliament and Victoria Embankment are the next locations oh000 tons each and which can be raised in just one and a half minutes reminds us that the bridge was opened in 1894 and then there is the City with The Royal Exchange and Bank of England predominating. Book The Ladybird Book of london broil Guildhall where the Lord Mayor s banquet takes place each year and St Paul s Cathedral with its fascinating Whispering Gallery are well described before we move further out of the centre to Greenwich where the Cutty Sark is a great spectacle and can be boarded to remind us of the long gone tea clipper days. Book The Ladybird Book of london broil Then it s back to central London where we visit the British Museum to see such as the Rosetta Stone which dates back to 196BC and from the writing on which early scholars learned how to read ancient Egyptian writing the Elgin Marbles priceless statues from the Parthenon at Athens built about 433BC and the Manuscript Saloon where Magna Carta the log book of HMS Victory and Captain Scott s Antarctic diary can be viewed. The Ladybird Book of londonnet book The Science Museum displays Puffing Billy 1813 and the Rocket 1829 along with old motor cars motor cycles and bicycles from the earliest days And mention of displays takes us to the Zoological Gardens in Regent s Park where the sea lions entertain visitors at feeding time every day. Book The Ladybird Book of london and paris And near to Baker Street underground station are Madame Tussaud s and the Planetarium the former there since 1802 and the latter where seats tilted backwards enable the visitors to watch the planets in a night sky that is reflected onto the dome of the building in a spectacular one hour show. PDF The Ladybird Book of london pdf Finally Kew Gardens Hampton Court and London Heathrow Airport Kew Gardens began life in 1759 as the garden to Kew House where royalty once lived and although Hampton Court was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 when he fell into disgrace King Henry VIII took it over and it was a royal palace for two centuries As for London Airport the illustration must look nothing like today s equivalent for in 1961 it looked rather like a child s plaything with a few runways scattered about and one or two large planes flying in and out And there our journey ends and thanks to The Ladybird Book of London it has been an interesting and informative one and well worth the trip English A lovely book with marvellous illustrations and the most relevant places in the city a little bit of history but like a tourist sightseeing menu English Ladybird Books belong to a very particular period in British history emerging during the austerity of the Second World War and thriving under the welfare state where they probably were responsible for as many children becoming proficient readers as the Butler Education Act The classic format 48 pages comprising 24 of text facing 24 illustrations was uniquely the imprint s style from 1940 until 1980 and it only ceased finally in 1998 with the closure of the evocative Loughborough works whose presses specialised in that size it having initially developed to use offcuts from the manufacture of greetings cards By then of course the tide had well and truly gone out. The Ladybird Book of londonzt The Ladybird world is one in which all the key areas of knowledge history science nature geography handicrafts as well as stories and reading primers can be organised so that everything you ever need to know is at your fingertips in numbered series with all doubt eradicated All is contained within a cosy nuclear family sort of framework presided over by sensible grown ups who know about the kings and queens of England how birds behave and why it s silly to smoke Knowledge is described illustrated indexed in uniform volumes that cost 2 6 a fraction of the cost of Britannica until that nasty inflation ran away with the money and decimalisation spoilt everything Ladybirds appealed not only to a certain kind of child slightly spoddy obsessed with order a collector and conformist but also to a certain kind of family middle class C of E concerned that their children should read improving books Of course I was one of these children and I rather think Ladybird is to blame for my obsessive orderliness as well as most of my other mental health issues. The Ladybird Book of London ebook3000 But the were good Ladybird rarely talked down to children except possibly in the well loved tales fables series which had far too many happy ever afters and I wonder if the science and history Ladybirds were rather sniffy about their fictional cousins for letting the side down Until they decided to dumb down the format for today s additive addled kiddie there were no photographs Each of there standard 24 illustrations was a painting often from a well known artist of the he days such as Charles Tunnicliffe and the text was by acknowledged experts or good writers. The Ladybird Book of londonmail This is a middling example of the type a book about London rather than a guide it simply sets out what the author considers the most important things for a child to see and discusses them as though a tour guide but one who sounds like Jasmine Bligh on the BBC or Trevor Howard at the matinee The jolly hockey sticks tone was the authentic voice of Ladybird a distinctive as Blue Peter or Enid Blyton This is a facsimile other than the barcode and revealing printed in China it s reproduced exactly from the 1961 first edition As such it captures an England that has long gone with even the cover showing a contemporary map of the Underground missing the Jubilee and Victoria lines let alone such modern contraptions as DLR The illustrations are as much a period piece as the text Westminster Abbey and St Paul s are stained brown from smog the Tower is as yet unencroached by hideous office developments fathers were a suit and tie even when taking the kids to the park and no lady is seen out without gloves The values that underpinned the Ladybird in this era seem quaint and whilst there s no doubt we are a freer and fairer society now if still far from perfect it s possible to mourn the loss of some of what s gone An illustrative paragraph on the final page in a characteristically didactic farewell chapter One important feature of London and one which foreigners always admire is the London policeman Remember he is your friend if you want any help or if you should get lost never hesitate ask a policeman He will never fail you Even though rationally we know that at this time the Metropolitan Police were actively entrapping gay men in public parks and loos and beating up coloureds and Irish at the drop of a hat it s difficult not to read that paragraph without a lump in the throat and the same can be said for much of this book English A lovely nostalgic trip to my past It reminds me of how London was when I was growing up And I love how they encourage you to feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square 758 English
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.. Book The Ladybird Book of london weather 32 And that at London Airport now Heathrow in the early Sixties they had a miniature railway and pony rides for children p.8