Locals
an illustrated ode to london’s pubs
$64.17
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
21 May 2026
Summary
Locals: An Illustrated Journey Through London’s Beloved Pubs
Three years ago, illustrator Lydia Wood embarked on a mission to draw every single pub in London (all 3,500 of them). Noticing their increasing closure rate, Lydia began immortalizing these buildings and their tiny details through intricate pencil illustrations, capturing the attention of a devoted online following.
In Locals, Lydia takes us to a selection of sixty much-loved pubs of London, showcasing the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399756334 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399756338 |
| Author: | Lydia Wood |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Coronet Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 21 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Lydia Wood
Lydia Wood is a pencil artist who is on a mission to draw every single pub in London. She shares her drawing process and pub adventures to over 93,000 followers across her social media channels and the project has been featured in a number of news outlets including the BBC, The Independent and Time Out. The pub project began in 2021 and with there being over 3,000 pubs in London; it could take a minimum of 10 years to finish. Lydia was born in Ealing, West London and studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths University, graduating in 2016. She then went on to teach children art across schools in London before focusing on her own practice and drawing pubs full time from 2020. She now lives in Catford, South East London, and when she’s not out sketching and exploring pubs across the city; she’s working on commissions from her studio in Deptford.
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