The Buildings of Green Park: A tour of certain buildings, monuments and other structures in Mayfair and St. Jamess
English
By (author): Andrew Jones
This book is as beguiling as a book can be From the first glimpse of its most agreeable small format so satisfying to hold and with a cover that positively sings of the delights to be found within you are charmed out of your wits. - Lucinda Lambton in The Oldie
This is at one level a book about a part of London and its buildings. At another, its a book about learning to savour our lives Alain de Botton
Take a walk around a park trodden by many but known by few. From Lancaster House, venue of famous speeches and summits, to 100 Piccadilly, the stage of an ongoing Soviet-themed reality experience, The Buildings of Green Park captures the unseen history of these well-travelled streets.
Green Park boasts a plethora of London landmarks, including Bridgewater House and the Canada Gates. The Buildings of Green Park gives each of these sites the attention they deserve, while also celebrating a multitude of overlooked buildings: those that are passed every day without comment from the guides. Local history, old photographs, paintings and floorplans offer a tantalising peek into the backstory behind these backdrops. Moving through the winter and into the spring, Andrew Joness crisp photography captures a London shaped by past, present and hopes for the future.