Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London by Matthew Beaumont – review | Books | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/10/nightwalking-a-nocturnal-history-of-london-matthew-beaumont

Advertisement

welcome to the underworld

Who knows what lies behind the entrance to Strand Station? The allure of the eerie world beneath the surface of London:  abandoned underground stations, forgotten tunnels, deserted platforms, empty booking offices…

Quem sabe o que está escondido atrás da entrada de Strand Station? O encanto do mundo fantasmagórico sob a superfície de Londres: estações de metrô abandonadastúneis esquecidos, plataformas desertas, bilheterias vazias…

IMG_20130417_175953 crop al sat+6_resize

the next stop …

I love these new Circle Line trains. They are spacious, bright and comfortable; and you can see all the way through, from one end to the other.

Gosto muito dos novos comboios na Circle Line. São espaçosos, bem iluminados e confortáveis; e dá para ver ao longo de todo o trem, de começo ao fim.

IMG_20140116_193931 al resize

off the map

Pudding Lane Productions won first prize in Crytek’s Off the Map challenge with their 3D video game based on 400 year old maps of the City of London from the British Library map collection.

Voe por Londres no video game 3D criado por Pudding Lane Productions usando mapas do século 17 achados no acervo de mapas da British Library. Eu quero!