<p>This volume starts in the parish of St Giles which grew up around the ancient hospital and church as a leper colony. It moves to Drury Lane and Covent Garden with their immortal theatrical history. Two chapters tell the story of these great theatres. Covent Garden was also a fashionable residential area and many men and women of title and distinction tenanted the famous piazzas.</p>

Old London: Covent Garden and the Thames to Whitehall

Edward Walford

Alderman

<p>The Village Atlas series demonstrates the incredible expansion of cities and their environs during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, when thousands of acres of land were suddenly covered with houses, factories, railways and canals. Villages and hamlets were swamped in the process, losing their individuality, to form one huge metropolis.</p>

The Village Atlas: The Growth of Birmingham & the West Midlands

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The Village Atlas: The Growth of Birmingham & the West Midlands