Unseen London: Photographs of the capital's hidden secrets

 

London is a city familiar to millions around the world. But as with any great metropolis, its soul often lies in the bits that people miss. Those rarely-seen highlights are celebrated and examined in Unseen London, a book by photographer Peter Dazeley and writer Mark Daley. 

The book covers 50 locations around the capital, from the nooks and crannies of the Foreign Office to the sweat-soaked interior of Repton Boys Club, one of the most famous boxing gyms in the UK. Publisher Frances Lincoln says: 

Unseen London takes you backstage at some of the capital’s great theatres, into the changing rooms of some of our greatest temples of sport, into the heart of the establishment, the boiler room of the city’s infrastructure and behind the scenes at some of the most opulent buildings in the Square Mile.”

Crossness Main Pump Room

Crossness Main Pump Room

Big Ben clockface

Big Ben clockface

Abbey Road studios: The Beatles recorded most of their records here in Studio Two

Abbey Road studios: The Beatles recorded most of their records here in Studio Two

New West End Synagogue

New West End Synagogue

Midland Bank vaults: The 25-tonne door guards 3,800 private boxes

Midland Bank vaults: The 25-tonne door guards 3,800 private boxes

Inside the BBC Woman’s Hour Studio

Inside the BBC Woman’s Hour Studio

 
CitiesMatthew Reynolds