The Wood That Built London: A Human History of the Great North Wood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781913207496)

Standing in the busy streets of South London today, it is hard to imagine that much of this suburban townscape was once a vast wood, stretching unbroken for almost seven miles from Croydon to the Thames at Deptford. This compelling narrative history charts the fortunes of the North Wood from the earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and its gradual encroachment by the expanding metropolis.

Author: C. J. Schüler
ISBN-10: 1913207498
ISBN-13: 9781913207496
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2022
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover