The secret history of London, as told by some of its less familiar sights- from Aeroville, Hendon to the zodiacal clock of Bracken House, and from Alexander Pope's grotto to the ruined Epstein sculptures of Zimbabwe House.
Michael McNay worked for the Guardian for some thirty-seven years, during which time he wrote and edited features, was the paper's first arts editor and wrote frequently on fine art and cinema. He was closely involved in the paper's root and branch redesign of the late 1980s, and, to see it through, moved on to laying out and editing the front page for several years. He is now a freelance writter. His books include Hidden Treasures of England and a study of the St Ives painter Patrick Heron.
Written in plain English, the author doesn't presume his reader has
knowledge of the subject which makes for an easily digestible
read.
*Cabbie Blog*
Many genuinely hidden or at any rate little-known objects of beauty
and interest that Michael McNay has brought into the light of day,
and frequently into a full colour illustration, in this lavishly
produced volume.
*The Time Literary Supplement*
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