Description
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Language: English
Text and illustrations: David Fathers
Publisher: Frances Lincoln, from The Quatro Group
London developed around the river and its trade spread across the world through its waters. Industries developed along its banks and as trade grew, so did the need for more docks and wharves. That’s why the city is full of them.
The ships kept growing in size and when they could no longer fit in the river at the city center, larger nearby ports were build.
London continued expanding along the banks of the Thames and nowadays exploring it by the river is a great idea. This book covers approximately 30 kilometers on each side. You probably won’t walk that far, but it will definitely help you choose which part you want to explore. As for the parts you will not walk, you can read about them in great detail, with beautiful illustrations.
David Fathers, the creator of this guide, is an illustrator, author, mapmaker and much more. He has also created many other interesting guides to London. You can find a list here. Next time (if there is one) I would like to try the Regent’s Canal route, which was also his first book, published in 2012. More about David Fathers, who also leads walks, can be found here.
I really admire how the author seeks for new ways to interpret this well-known city.
As he says:
I am constantly looking for new ways to explore and explain the metropolis in my own particular way.
My collection of travel guides has given me the chance to discover the paths of some inspiring and highly creative individuals, and David Fathers is certainly one of them.





