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March 28, 2007
The Knowledge
From the reviews section of The Geographical Journal, Vol. 124, No. 2 (Jun., 1958):
THE KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON (Cousland, 1958, 15s 6d) is a guide with a difference; intended for car-drivers, it gives directions to an enourmous number of places without recourse to maps. The author, Colin J. Hunt, calls this the “conversational” method of direction, and limits his maps to simplified outlines. The white-on-black design of these is somewhat dazzling at first sight, but they are very clear when the eye becomes used to them. DOROTHY MIDDLETON
It appears that the full title of this book is "Here it is" Knowledge of London rather than Guide to Learning the Knowledge of London, so clearly this isn't the actual Public Carriage Office blue book. This review doesn't suggest that it is intended to help would-be cabbies, although that would be plausible. (Or perhaps it was written by someone who didn't get his green badge but wanted to get something for his efforts.)
I'm now curious to know if it has Manor House Station to Gibson Square.
Posted by robin2 at March 28, 2007 11:26 PM