Walking Cardiff
- ISBN-10
- 1781725586
- ISBN-13
- 9781781725580
- Category
- Cardiff (Wales)
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-10-14
- Author
- Peter Finch
Description
Poet and psychogeographer Peter Finch undertakes 20 walks around his native city, picking out features en route and providing interesting stories, historical and contemporary, about life in the city past and present. His sharp eye and compendious knowledge of Cardiff is illustrated by photographer John Briggs' images in a lively guide to the city.
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