These books can be found in most bookshops and online.
London's Dead Pubs (Release date: 26 June 2026)
Since launching Derelict London in 2003, one in five pubs across Greater London has disappeared, representing a significant loss to the city’s social fabric. In his latest book, Paul Talling reflects on these vanished drinking spots, drawing on 23 years of photography and 15 years of guided walks. It features hundreds of original images capturing pubs in dereliction, alongside the histories of more than 200 sites and “then and now” comparisons showing their current state. While it laments the loss of many historic boozers, it also spotlights those that have been revived and celebrates the enduring appeal of the traditional London pub, offering recommendations for places that continue to trade.
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The huge word-of-mouth bestseller – completely updated and larger than the first book.
THE LONDON THAT TOURISTS DON’T SEE
Look beyond Big Ben and past the skyscrapers of the Square Mile, and you will find another London. This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations, burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories. Welcome to DERELICT LONDON: a realm whose secrets are all around us, visible to anyone who cares to look . . .
Paul Talling – our best-loved investigator of London’s underbelly – has spent over twenty years uncovering the stories of this hidden world. Now, he brings together 100 of his favourite abandoned places from across the capital: many of them more magnificent, more beautiful and more evocative than you can imagine. Covering everything from the overgrown stands of Leyton Stadium to the windswept alleys of the Aylesbury Estate, DERELICT LONDON reveals a side of the city you never knew existed. It will change the way you see London.
THE LONDON THAT TOURISTS DON’T SEE
Look beyond Big Ben and past the skyscrapers of the Square Mile, and you will find another London. This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations, burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories. Welcome to DERELICT LONDON: a realm whose secrets are all around us, visible to anyone who cares to look . . .
Paul Talling – our best-loved investigator of London’s underbelly – has spent over twenty years uncovering the stories of this hidden world. Now, he brings together 100 of his favourite abandoned places from across the capital: many of them more magnificent, more beautiful and more evocative than you can imagine. Covering everything from the overgrown stands of Leyton Stadium to the windswept alleys of the Aylesbury Estate, DERELICT LONDON reveals a side of the city you never knew existed. It will change the way you see London.
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'Paul Talling is a connoisseur of these lost waterways' - BBC The One Show
London's Lost Rivers by Paul Talling. A book, a website and guided walking tours
From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, London's Lost Rivers unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of the capital.
Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains: riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city.
Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet.
Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains: riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city.
Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet.
For more on Paul Talling's Lost Rivers ( plus photos of London's Lesser Known Rivers inc: the Wandle, Silk Stream, Ravensbourne, Hogsmill, Beverley Brook, the Brent, Dead River, the Bow Backs and more) plus guided walking tours go to:
www.londonslostrivers.com
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Two photographic guidebooks to the iconic lost live music venues of London, as they are today.
Did you get tinnitus from too many gigs at The Bull & Gate? Spent your youth propping up the bar at The Marquee Club? Or witness early gigs by rock legends on Eel Pie Island? Then these books are for you!
Paul Talling, author of Derelict London and London's Lost Rivers (Penguin Random House) takes a look at some of London's much missed music venues from the post-war period to the present day. Featuring photos, adverts & tickets, these books are a portal to a less homogenised London, taking you back to the city's halcyon days of jazz, blues, folk, rock, punk, indie and more. In the first volume, Paul focuses on the smaller, club-sized venues. A second volume covers larger lost venues and a few smaller ones not covered in the first volume.
The books take a look at some iconic venues of the last 60 years with images, flyers and modern-day photos of what they are now.
Did you get tinnitus from too many gigs at The Bull & Gate? Spent your youth propping up the bar at The Marquee Club? Or witness early gigs by rock legends on Eel Pie Island? Then these books are for you!
Paul Talling, author of Derelict London and London's Lost Rivers (Penguin Random House) takes a look at some of London's much missed music venues from the post-war period to the present day. Featuring photos, adverts & tickets, these books are a portal to a less homogenised London, taking you back to the city's halcyon days of jazz, blues, folk, rock, punk, indie and more. In the first volume, Paul focuses on the smaller, club-sized venues. A second volume covers larger lost venues and a few smaller ones not covered in the first volume.
The books take a look at some iconic venues of the last 60 years with images, flyers and modern-day photos of what they are now.
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