London By Tube

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<p><b>Did you know that..</b> <b></b> <b>From Stonebridge Park on the Bakerloo Line you can walk to the largest Hindu temple in Europe?</b> <b>From Ealing Broadway on the Central Line you can walk to the oldest film studios in the world?</b> <b>From Stratford on the Central Line you can walk to, and abseil down, Britain's tallest sculpture?</b></p><p>London is a city of surprises and variety, over 600 square miles packed full of character. And to really know London you must look beyond the obvious; there are broad vistas and quiet corners, iconic sights and grand boulevards, quaint villages, verdant parks, cobbled alleyways, museums, monuments, markets, theatres, and ancient churches.</p><p>This book unearths and explores a stupendous range of interesting places, some well known, some less well known, some almost unknown, all of within an easy walk of a Tube station. If you want a day out and you want to do something different then London is your town, the Tube is your means and<i>London by Tube</i>is your guide.</p>

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Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling<i>I Never Knew That About England</i>. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales and London followed as well as books on the English, Scottish and Irish, alongside an illustrated edition of<i>I Never Knew That About England</i>and<i>London</i>. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the<i>Daily Mail</i>and the<i>Daily Telegraph</i>. He was also the Associate Producer for a TV series by ITV on Great Britain. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series. His website is http://www.i-never-knew-that.com.

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