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Bristol is a city of contrasts, with many stories to tell, yet its treasures are often hidden. The eight walks in this book explore its spectacular Georgian terraces and narrow medieval streets, feats of engineering and groundbreaking street art, parks and wilder green spaces, as well as the waterways that thread through the city's centre.

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The eight walks in this book look beyond Oxford’s famous dreaming spires to uncover a diverse story of millstreams and medieval lanes, breweries and jam factories, social housing and grand suburbs, religion and science. As well as including the many colleges and majestic University buildings, the walks explore the particular circumstances of the areas they cover and tell the stories of the extraordinary people who shaped Oxford’s history – and often that of the world beyond • 8 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate

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London's streets are full of all kinds of strange objects from buildings to street furniture that seem out of place or simply inexplicable. This book explores the stories that lie behind the most interesting of these 'oddities' with colour photographs and area maps and in so doing reveals an unexpected and surprising history of the capital.

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