The London Encyclopaedia

The London Encyclopaedia

"The London Encyclopaedia", first published in 1983 and revised in 1993 and 1995, is a 1007 page historical reference work on England's capital city, London, with some 5,000 articles supported by two indices - one general and one listing people, each of about 10,000 entries. The first edition of the encyclopaedia was complied over a fourteen year period by Ben Weinreb and latterly by Christopher Hibbert, and published by Macmillan.

The encyclopaedia covers the Greater London area. It builds on a number of antecedent publications, including:

*"Survey of London" - John Stow, 1598
*"The Survey of London" - a multi-volume publication originated in 1894 by Charles Robert Ashbee, adopted first by the London County Council, then the Greater London Council, and now domiciled with English Heritage.
*"Handbook for London" - Cunningham 1849
*"London Past & Present" - Wheatley and Cunningham, 1891

A plaudit from the "Illustrated London News" printed on the back cover claims that "there is no one-volume book in print that carries so much valuable information on London and its history".

A completely new edition is scheduled for release in late 2009, updated by John and Julia Keay with original photography by Matthew Weinreb.

References

*"The London Encyclopaedia", Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, Macmillan, 1995, ISBN 0-333-57688-8

External links

* [http://accessibility.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?WCI=Node&WCE=7728 The Survey of London] at English Heritage


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