128 pp
ISBN 978-0-9556659-0-5
Price £14.99
Price £14.99
BehindTheScenesPublishing.Com
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Discover London's Notting Hill as it was a hundred years ago, presented in a unique collection of more than 200 images from 'Real Photo' and printed postcards. Take a visual tour which leads you from the unveiling of the Tube station at Notting Hill to the bustling market stalls of Portobello Road in the Edwardian era. Find out where the only Jealous man in London was a pub landlord, the Madders sisters had a dancing school, Napoleon's nephew experimented with poisons and where to find Mrs Memory and Miss Perfect. Follow in the footsteps of Notting Hill's residents all those years ago. Chapters guide you along Notting Hill High Street, Pembridge Road, Kensington Park Road, Ladbroke Grove, Lancaster Road and Westbourne Grove to Portobello Road. As a freelance journalist, Hermione Cameron has written about some of London's most creative and eccentric characters. She brings to NOTTING HILL BEHIND THE SCENES her own brand of commentary, including quirky facts and coincidences and a sheer delight in the people who don't always make it into the history books.
REVIEWS for Notting Hill Behind The Scenes:
'A stand-out book in the genre.' PICTURE POSTCARD MONTHLY
'A stand-out book in the genre.' PICTURE POSTCARD MONTHLY
'A fascinating book collecting together old photographs and postcards of the area around Portobello Road, Labroke Grove and Notting Hill Gate. It shows how the streets have changed since 1900 but also how recognisable everything still is. Well researched with lots of information about the buildings, the shops and the people that ran them. A real treat if you live (or have lived) in the area.' PORTOBELLO READER, AMAZON.CO.UK
'A new book of historic photographs of the area' TIME OUT
'Discover the hidden stories which lie on every corner of our streets' KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA NEWS
'Every street is charmingly, instantly, identifiable' THE HILL MAGAZINE
