{"product_id":"doors-of-london-signed-copy","title":"Doors of London (Signed Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalk down any street in London and pause for a moment. To your left and right is an array of doors in different styles and colours. Craftsmen across the centuries have sought to impress you with elegant designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwners have added their own finishing touches, a hand-painted pattern here, a Shakespeare door knocker there.The front door is the focal point of a building. It draws the eye of the visitor and conveys the status and aspirations of the occupants, enhanced with a brass name plate, perhaps, a heraldic shield or a Latin inscription. Past generations have often left nostalgic traces of their presence: a ring for tying up horses, a boot scraper to clean off mud and dung, a gas lantern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors have researched the stories behind the doors, revealing where Dr Johnson wrote his Dictionary, where Oscar Wilde was arrested or where Mrs Simpson visited the Prince of Wales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781873329528\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Sheldrake Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southwark Cathedral Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56866981282178,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/4637\/9605\/files\/doors.jpg?v=1787571792","url":"https:\/\/southwarkcathedralshop.org\/products\/doors-of-london-signed-copy","provider":"Southwark Cathedral Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}