Author: Jude Brosnan

Mappy Monday- Art Deco London Map

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Art Deco London Map £8.00

This new map from Blue Crow Media features London’s finest Art Deco buildings including lots of Piccadilly line tube stations, Battersea Power Station, Arsenal Stadium, Brockwell Lido, Hoover Building, The Savoy and The Grampians. Continue reading Mappy Monday- Art Deco London Map

The Travel News – 3rd June

This week: A festival where people jump over babies, Fish & Chip Day, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles put their lair on AirBnB, World Ocean Day and the world’s longest tunnel. Continue reading The Travel News – 3rd June

Stanfords Staff Selects – Top 5 Bouldering Books

This week our in-house climbing expert and Ground Floor Supervisor George Woodward ( that’s him climbing Rose Coronary (7a) at Malham Cove in Yorkshire) takes us through five of the best bouldering guides.  

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A view of some loos- Lonely Planet’s Toilets: A Spotter’s Guide

Have you ever been to a different country and found yourself completely baffled by their bathrooms? From toilets in Tokyo with buttons to warm the seat and control water pressure to long-drops in Tanzania, this book covers a lot of loos around the world and even one set for space.

Here are just a few examples from Lonely Planet’s Toilets: A Spotter’s Guide.

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Stanfords Staff Selects -Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare’s Globe by Andrew Dickson

Last month there was a lot of talk about Shakespeare with it being the 400th anniversary of his death. We didn’t want to go cold turkey and have the month of May be completely Shakespeare free, so here is a Bard fix in the form of a book review. Continue reading Stanfords Staff Selects -Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare’s Globe by Andrew Dickson

Mappy Monday- Alice Tait’s illustrations

Here is an illustrator that certainly puts the ‘art’ in ‘cartography’.  Alice Tait’s drawings have been featured on book covers, in magazine articles and on home products ranging from tea towels to lemon juice. We are especially fond of her London range as it features a beautifully illustrated map of central London capturing some of the most famous streets and landmarks.   Alice told us a bit about herself and her illustrations. Continue reading Mappy Monday- Alice Tait’s illustrations