 “I’m a collector of books about London... fairly understandably doing this job, I guess, and I’m very, very
glad to have this one, because it’s a really useful one. Basically, you look up... well, anywhere you like... and it
will give you all you need to know about this part of the world; about its history and everything connected with it.
“It is fantastic, and if you want to know anything from Kensal Rise to Kensington Gardens and just about everywhere
else in between, from London Bridge to Longford – well, it’s in Chambers London Gazetteer.”
Robert Elms, on BBC Radio London
“The copy that I ordered for a friend arrived today... The entries are surprisingly precise, looking at my own area,
I was pleasantly surprised to see Blackheath Park and Blackheath Vale as well as Blackheath itself...
“I like it. In fact, I like it so much that I might have to get myself a copy as well as giving this one away!”
‘CuriousOrange’ on the London forum at www.tripadvisor.com
“It is the frequent neglect of London beyond the central core that has driven this new gazetteer...
“The author seems to have journeyed to the end of every Tube and bus route...
“Illustrations... are generous, with... nearly 200 well-chosen photographs...
“The most valuable feature, and that which sets it apart from other recent sources on the city, such as Leapman (1989),
Weinreb and Hibbert (1993) and Panton (2001), is the focus on suburban locations.”
Tony Chalcraft, in Reference Reviews, March 2007
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“This is a useful new book. Every household still without (or even with) a copy of the London Encyclopaedia should buy
the new Chambers London Gazetteer.”
In SE1 magazine, online at www.inse1.co.uk
“I bought this book about a month ago and am really quite shocked at what detail it goes into, not only about the history
of pretty much every part of London but also by the descriptions of what many streets and neighborhoods are like today, including
what types of houses and what the population demographics are.
“Very useful, and I highly recommend to anyone who wants to know London better.”
ElkeNorEast, on the forum at www.flyertalk.com
“This handy looking tome...”
Will Self in the Evening Standard
“Wide-ranging, witty and endlessly fascinating, Mr Willey's book is a tremendous achievement and a great read. Minutely
researched, hugely wide ranging, entertainingly written and bang up to date, it's clearly the work of someone who knows London
very well, loves it to pieces, and has spent time poring over the A-to-Z looking for those lost areas of London which are
buried in the binding or hidden away in the top lefthand corner of the page. Quite simply – and I know it's a cliché
but this time it's true – this book reaches the parts other London writers simply don't.
“The best London gazetteer there is, truly.”
‘Dilberto’ on www.amazon.co.uk
“A book to get somebody else to buy you for Christmas, or to buy now for yourself if you can't wait until then.”
London Geezer at lndn.blogspot.com
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