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Shopfronts of London

In praise of small neighbourhood shops

By (author) Eleanor Crow
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Batsford Ltd, United Kingdom
Published: 5th Sep 2019
Dimensions: w 167mm h 233mm d 7mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN-10: 1849945624
ISBN-13: 9781849945622
Barcode No: 9781849945622
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A collection of Eleanor Crow's beautiful watercolours of classic shopfronts.Published in partnership with Spitalfields Life Books, this timely volume celebrates the small neighbourhood shops of London. As our high streets decline into generic monotony, we cherish these independent shops and family businesses that enrich the city with their characterful frontages and distinctive typography.This collection includes more than 100 of Eleanor Crow's fine illustrations of the capital's bakers, cafes, butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers, chemists, launderettes, hardware stores, eel & pie shops, bookshops and stationers. The pictures are accompanied by the stories of the shops, their history and their shopkeepers - stretching all the way from Chelsea in the west to Bethnal Green, Clerkenwell and Walthamstow in the east. As well as beloved old and lost shopfronts, there are some recent examples of new shops that have been beautifully designed too - from cheesemongers to chippies.At a time of momentous change in the high street, this witty and fascinating personal survey champions the enduring culture of Britain's small shops.

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'It's hard to imagine a more comforting book' -- Markus Berkmann * The Spectator * 'A love letter to the city it captures... With high streets struggling as much as they are, books like this remind us how much they enrich our lives' * Roman Road London *