East End Jewish Cemeteries: Brady Street & Alderney Road
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Rating | : | 4.62 (637 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1445662906 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-06-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is also in line of sight of the imposing commercial towers of the City of London.. The photographs of the Brady Street and Alderney Road cemeteries are the product of over four years' work. The book is fully illustrated with beautiful images that have been taken with a fine-art landscape approach, which provide the reader with the opportunity to see the unique environmental aspects of the cemeteries – especially Brady Street – which are natural oases in an otherwise intensely urbanised environment. The Brady Street and Alderney Road cemeteries are among the oldest Jewish burial grounds in the UK, dating back to not long after the arrival of the Jewish immigrants in the time of Oliver Cromwell. For example, the progenitors of the Rothschild family in the UK are interred
Louis Berk is an award winning photographer who has spent the last decade documenting the changing face of Whitechapel.
. About the Author Louis Berk is an award winning photographer who has spent the last decade documenting the changing face of Whitechapel