Behind The Veneer – The South Shoreditch Furniture Trade and its Buildings

Behind The Veneer – The South Shoreditch Furniture Trade and its Buildingsby Joanna Smith & Ray RogersFirst published 2006ISBN – 10 1-873592-96-5Published by English Heritage£7.99A part of Hackney that I wasn’t too familiar with, this book is a detailed study of the Shoreditch Warehouses, Showrooms and Workshops built in the late 1800’s; many of the area’s buildings are still standing albeit to a different use.A top quality book as you would expect from English Heritage with excellent photos both new and historical.

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  1. This sounds like a nice addition to my Hackney book collection, I’ll have to check it out – cheers @traxcitement

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