The ultimate insider's guide to London's hidden art treasures for locals and experienced travelers
Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides
Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide
Appeals to both the local market (more than 8.9 million people call London home) and the tourist market (around 30 million people visit London every year!)
Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs
The hidden art of London is for the ever-curious roamer of both the back streets and the familiar places you never quite see - churches, gardens, graveyards, pubs. What little garden finds the poet John Keats sitting in the corner of a bench? Which abandoned building tells the story of a great Roman Road? There are always marvels hidden in plain view - the back corner of a museum containing great sculptures by Rodin or the naked, street-corner golden boy, who marks where the Great Fire of London finally petered out. A famous literary cat or a painting by Hogarth on the bend of a stairs in an ancient hospital. This guidebook takes you exploring London beyond its most famous sights to find the art we have never quite noticed before: the hidden statues, paintings, and murals that have escaped from the official museums, and often live unnoticed lives in tucked away places.
