From the grandeur of Whitehall to an unremarkable high street in south London, a peek behind the capital's less well-known facades reveals an amazing architectural heritage that rivals some of its most visited and celebrated sites, as these images from a new English Heritage book illustrate Phillip Davies, photographs by Derek Kendall Mon 29 Oct 2012 10.49 GMT First published on Mon 29 Oct 2012 10
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