Some of London's greatest historic features and oddities can be found tucked away down hidden paths, in secluded courtyards and in quiet corners and alleyways.

 

Track down the last remanents of the notorious Marshalsea prison in a quiet Borough back alley and learn how it housed London’s poorest debtors across its 500-year history. Meander your way down St. Michael’s Alley, buried deep in a network of seventeenth-century streets near the Bank of England, to discover the site of London’s first ever coffee house. Or make your way to Hackney’s remarkable Shepherdess Walk to learn the history of a unique part of London and to visit the incredible mosaics secluded away there.

 

Illustrated throughout, and complete with walking maps to help you track down key locations, this is a book to bring the city to life for intrepid tourists and Londoners looking for something beyond the obvious landmarks.