This week we're celebrating the launch of the new edition of Violent London: 2,000 years of riots, rebels and revolts, by one of our faculty, Clive Bloom, so this week's question is: do you have a favourite non-fiction London book?"London's Disused Underground Stations, by JE Connor.
When walking around London have you ever noticed the unused tube stations? Some of them look like they could be opened up and used tomorrow, and some of them you can hardly see any more. But you'll recognize them from movies and TV, and possibly glimpse them through the windows as you ride on the tube. The pictures show what the stations now look like, and chronicle the changes in tube design and decoration. The book is fairly dry, but informative if you want to know about the changes that prompted the closing of the stations (industrial, social and otherwise) or if you just want to learn some random facts to impress your parents when they come to visit. It's a fun book." - Kris
(NB - If you want to read this, there's a copy on the way - keep an eye on this search to see when it comes in, and to find other related books.
* Photo by Ben Sutherland, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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