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Author : Oliver Green
Release : 2021-11-23
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 611/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis London's Great Railway Stations by : Oliver Green
Download or read book London's Great Railway Stations written by Oliver Green. This book was released on 2021-11-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Release : 2018-10-23
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 655/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis London Railway Stations by : Chris Heather
Download or read book London Railway Stations written by Chris Heather. This book was released on 2018-10-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Oliver Green
Release : 2022-04-28
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 060/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis London's Railway Stations by : Oliver Green
Download or read book London's Railway Stations written by Oliver Green. This book was released on 2022-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated historical tour of London's 13 great railway termini, on a clockwise circuit from Paddington to Victoria. London's railway termini are among the most recognisable and familiar landmarks in the city. Famed for their bustling platforms and architectural innovation, they comprise a fascinating mixture of Neo-Gothic exuberance and purposeful modernity. Though each owes its existence to a long-extinct Victorian railway company, these stations continue to be central to London life, with millions of visitors passing through every year. This historical whistlestop tour takes you on a circuit of London's thirteen great railway termini, from Paddington, through King's Cross, to Victoria. Ranging from the earliest stations to the latest restorations and ongoing developments, this beautifully illustrated book examines both their legacy and their future.
Author : Simon Jenkins
Release : 2017-09-28
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 998/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by : Simon Jenkins
Download or read book Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations written by Simon Jenkins. This book was released on 2017-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the architectural gems that are Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations in this Sunday Times top 10 bestseller 'This is a cracker . . . a beautiful book' Chris Evans 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 railway stations. 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. 'However spectacular the book's photographs, it's the author's prowess as a phrase-maker that keeps you turning the pages' The Times 'An uplifting exploration of our social history' Guardian
Author : Christian Wolmar
Release : 2022-03
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 226/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City by : Christian Wolmar
Download or read book Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City written by Christian Wolmar. This book was released on 2022-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable city. King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street--these great termini are the hub of London's transport system and their complex history, of growth, decline and epic renewal has determined much of the city's character today. Christian Wolmar tells the dramatic and compelling story of how these great cathedrals of steam were built by competing private railway companies between 1836 and 1900, reveals their immediate impact on the capital and explores the evolution of the stations and the city up to the present day.
