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'''The London Encyclopaedia''', first published in 1983 and revised in 1993 and 1995, is a 1007 page historical reference work on England's capital city, London, with some 5,000 articles supported by two indices - one general and one listing people, each of about 10,000 entries.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 2007, updated by John and Julia Keay with original photography by Matthew Weinreb.

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Reference

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

External links

★ The Survey of London at English Heritage