Derelict London Book

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="005fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <B>  </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Rounded MT Bold" ><B>www.derelictlondon.com</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="02c5d430.jpg" border=0 width="93" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=50 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="006d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2b20defa0.png" border=0 width="222" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Derelict London</B></FONT><B> - the book (published by Random House):</B> www.rbooks.co.uk</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Available in all bookshops inc Waterstones, Foyles, WH Smith plus on the web </U></div> <div> <U>via The Guardian, Tesco, Asda, Amazon, etc.</U></div> <bR> <div> From the decaying houses on the North Circular, to the faded glory of the Tidal Basin Tavern in Royal Victoria</div> <div> Dock, via Battersea Power Station and the Hoxton Theatre, this is an extraordinary record of</div> <div> often wonderful London landmarks that are now prey to neglect, vandalism and the developer's demolition crew. </div> <bR> <div> Paul Talling has been recording ramshackle London for several years, and here he looks at the cream of the</div> <div> down-at-heel, blending photographs with accounts of how particular buildings and sights fell into disrepair</div> <div> and what is likely to happen to them. The Victorian Concrete House in East Dulwich, for example – a once</div> <div> magnificent example of an early concrete-built house but now a shell. Palmers in Camden Town, formerly</div> <div> the most famous pet shop in London, where Ken Livingstone bought his newts. Strand Tube Station, which </div> <div> featured in films as diverse as <I>Battle of Britain, Superman IV </I>and <I>An American Werewolf in Paris. </I>To mention</div> <div> only a few of the myriad houses, pubs, cinemas, bomb shelters, cemeteries and shops meticulously recorded</div> <div> and celebrated here. </div> <bR> <div> If you've ever peeped curiously through a gap in a boarded-up window or wondered why the building you pass</div> <div> every day is looking distinctly the worse for wear, this is very definitely the book for you.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>