Illustrated London Picture Atlas

Illustrated London Picture Atlas_ During the last two years, we've prepared a medium size book on London that combined photos and text, and that covered both the outer and inner boroughs of the capital in equal measure...  

It is a draft illustrated picture book on the social, geographic, urbanism, transport & history of the 32 London boroughs. The latest version has 60 double pages with two thirds photos and one third text. Each double page contains half a dozen illustrations, each accompanied by a short story or text, present or historic. With an encyclopaedic introduction or summery per double page. 

The latest draft presents all outer and inner boroughs, the former typically on one double page, and the latter on one, two or three double pages respectively. Due to the very rich history of the eleven inner boroughs, focus is typically more on pre 1800 & post 1900.

The publication of the book will take some time, as there are 350 photos that need accreditation. An earlier draft also included about thirty thematic double pages on: history & society, work & leisure, built places & institutions.

Please get in touch if you can contribute in any way, or wish to know more.

• Two SW Inner Boroughs 4p revised PDF

2024_ This half year summer season in Berlin and London, has proved more complex that usual. With visits to the South Coast, Midlands, Channel Islands and Scandinavia. I typically cycle a long day trip bi/weekly, including Coastal Exmoor, North Downs, jog bi/weekly, and swim 2 to 6 times weekly, typically in lakes and the ocean. I've achieved four records this half year; cycled 75 km on Exmoor; 100 km in a day along Elbe; crawled 1.5k in 45min nonstop at LFL; and swam 1.1k in 45min nonstop in lake.