Francis Sheppard
Appearance
Francis Henry Wollaston Sheppard(10 September 1921 – 22 January 2018) was a historian of London andtopographicalwriter who was responsible for many of the volumes in theSurvey of London.[1]He was described byAndrew Saintas "London's greatest topographical writer sinceJohn Stow".[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- Local Government in Marylebone 1688–1835(1958)
- London 1808–1870: The Infernal Wen(1971)
- The Treasury of London's Past(1991)
- London: A History(1998)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Francis Sheppard, September 10, 1921- January 22, 2018".Henley Standard.19 February 2018.Retrieved11 November2018.
- ^"Obituary: Francis Henry Wollaston Sheppard" by Andrew Saint inLondon Topographical Society Newsletter,No. 86 (May 2018), p. 2.