Britains 100 Best Railway Stations
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Author | : Simon Jenkins |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2017-09-28 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0241978998 |
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The perfect new gift from the bestselling author of Britain's 1000 Best Churches It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture. And yet so little do we look at the railway station. Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain, from Waterloo to Wemyss Bay, Betws-y-Coed to Beverley, to select his hundred best. Blending his usual insight and authority with his personal reflections and experiences - including his founding the Railway Heritage Trust - the foremost expert on our national heritage deftly reveals the history, geography, design and significance of each of these glories. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of our social history shows the station's role in the national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the triumphs and follies of these very British creations. These are the marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation, celebrated like never before.
Author | : John Crace |
Publisher | : RDR Books |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2005-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781571431592 |
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Literary ombudsman John Crace never met an important book he didn't like to deconstruct. From Salman Rushdie to John Grisham, Crace retells the big books in just 500 bitingly satirical words, pointing his pen at the clunky plots, stylistic tics and pretensions of Big Ideas, as he turns publishers' golden dream books into dross.
Author | : Oliver Green |
Publisher | : Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2021-11-23 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0711266611 |
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A lavish photographic history of all the key railway stations of London for transport buffs and anyone interested in the rich history of London.
Author | : Chris Heather |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2018-10-23 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0719827655 |
Download London Railway Stations Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Built as part of the massive expansion of Great Britain's railway network during the nineteenth century, London's thirteen mainline railway stations are proud symbols of the nation's industrial and architectural heritage. Produced in association with The National Archives, and profusely illustrated with period photographs and diagrams, London Railway Stations tells the story of these iconic stations and of the people who created them and used them. Though built in an age of steam, smoke, gas lamps and horses, most retain features of their original design. This book will bring new light to these old buildings, and help you to see London's mainline stations through new eyes. Lavishly illustrated with black & white and some colour photographs.
Author | : Simon Jenkins |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2013-10-03 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1847659489 |
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England's views are remarkable for their beauty and variety. With his usual insight and authority, bestselling author Simon Jenkins picks 100 of the very best from the white cliffs of Dover to Hadrian's Wall - and explains the fascinating stories behind each. Jenkins' entertaining and erudite entries provide the rich historical, geographical, botanical and architectural background to breathtaking sights - all beautifully illustrated - both iconic and undiscovered. From Gold Hill, the Dorset village street so famously picturesque it was used in a Hovis advert, to the view of the City of London famously depicted by Canaletto and the wilds of the Yorkshire moors. This book will inspire you to discover the treasures of England's sea, city and landscapes for yourself. Filled with roman roads, cliff-tops, follies, mountains, ancient castles, rolling forests and heart-stopping moments, you'll soon wonder how you chose walks, mini-breaks or spontaneous diversions without it. The perfect guide to Britain's landscape - now available in paperback.
Author | : Ernest Frank Carter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Railroad Stations |
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Download Famous Railway Stations of the World and Their Traffic Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Paul Theroux |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2006-06-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 054752515X |
Download The Great Railway Bazaar Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.
Author | : John Horsley Denton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Railroad stations |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : British Railway Stations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1947 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Vicki Pipe |
Publisher | : September Publishing |
Total Pages | : 133 |
Release | : 2020-02-06 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1912836297 |
Download Great British Railways Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways. Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: - Ride across dramatic viaducts. - Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. - Stop at Britain's highest station. - Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.