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
Big Ben clockface
Abbey Road studios: The Beatles recorded most of their records here in Studio Two
New West End Synagogue
Midland Bank vaults: The 25-tonne door guards 3,800 private boxes
Inside the BBC Woman’s Hour Studio