Author: Cathy Ross

Designer: Joe Ewart

How did the City of London transform itself from crowded old town into a business district with only a handful of residents? 130,000 people lived in the Square Mile in 1850. Why did they go? What role did the City of London Corporation play in the exodus?

This is a story of urban change, housing, local government choices and activism in one highly-charged and often controversial square mile of land.

‘Fragile democracy is at the heart of Dwell I Never, a chronicle of the often-difficult relationship between the City of London’s residents, local authority and business community… a fine book.’

Paul Lincoln, The London Society Newsletter, July 2025

ISBN: 978-1-3999-8661-8    

192 pp; 99 illustrations; 245 x 210 mm

RRP: £15.99

Publication: July 2024.