Books

A HISTORY OF DU CANE COURT: LAND, ARCHITECTURE, PEOPLE AND POLITICS

A book is available on an imposing ‘art deco’ building in Balham, Wandsworth, – which was alleged to be the largest block of privately owned flats under one roof in Europe when it was built. The book has a colourful cover composed of variegated ‘windows’ into the life and characters of the estate. It is 279 pages long, and includes 104 pages of black and white illustrations.
Buy it on Amazon, in Balham Library or any bookstore (by quoting ISBN 978095416751-6). The author may be contacted  at [email protected]
Download to an iPad or a Kindle e-reader, the e-book is also available on  Amazon.

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