Behind the Veneer: The South Shoreditch Furniture Trade and Its Buildings

by Joanna Smith and Ray Rogers

South Shoreditch lies just north of the City of London, at the centre of a band that has become known as the 'City Fringe'. The area's greatest architectural legacy arises from the furniture trade and for almost a century - from the mid-19th to the mid-20th - Shoreditch dominated the industry as the major centre of furniture manufacturing and wholesale selling to the domestic and export markets. Following the industry's demise in the 1980s, many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1873592965
• ISBN13: 9781873592960
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: English Heritage
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.2"