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Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 1445624087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which St Pancras Station has changed and developed over the last century and a half.
Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2010-07-09
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 1847650732
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture and looks at its new international status. This fine new edition includes a fascinating chapter on the new hotel and some timely revisions bringing it fully up to date. 'A marvellous piece of social, aesthetic and technological history... it is impossible to praise Bradley's book too highly' A. N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph 'Brilliantly and with deft hand, Simon Bradley makes sense of it all ... fabulous' Sunday Telegraph 'A masterpiece of historical context ... immensely readable' Sunday Times 'This fine book examines the history of both the church that gave the station its name and the railway terminus ... unexpectedly compelling' Daily Mail
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2012-06-15
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1445623404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Euston Station has changed and developed over the last century
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2015-12-15
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1445651114
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the capital’s major railway stations have changed and developed over the years.
Author: Michael Meighan
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 1445623463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Glasgow Central Station has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Colin Manton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1445662531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs and illustrations shows the many ways in which London has changed and developed since Victorian times.
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2015-11-15
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 144565086X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating history of Waterloo Station illustrated through old and modern pictures in a fully updated edition.
Author: Michael Meighan
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-07-15
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 1445622327
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Edinburgh Waverley station has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2012-07-15
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1445623595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Christopher brings together his stunning photography with archive images to tell the story of King's Cross, both above and below street level.
Author: Christopher Winn
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2018-03-01
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1473551935
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.' - W.H. Davies Walking around London is one of life's great pleasures. There is a huge amount that you can only see on foot – but sometimes it is hard to know where to look. Luckily, Christopher Winn, bestselling author of I Never Knew That About London, knows where all the hidden treasures are. This book takes the reader on a series of stimulating original walks through different areas of central London, focusing on one particular period of history, the Victorian, so ubiquitous that we take it for granted, and yet so astonishing and so far reaching in its variety, imagination, ambition and detail. Discover... ..the remarkable 300-foot bell tower at the Houses of Parliament you never knew was there.... ..the extraordinary fairytale house in Kensington where the Mikado was inspired... ..the best Victorian loos in the world near Old Street... ..a hidden chapel in Bloomsbury described by Oscar Wilde as 'the most delightful private chapel in London'... ..London's best preserved high class Victorian shop near Tottenham Court Road... ...an almost complete Victorian townscape boasting the world's oldest surviving mansion block... Walk through history and discover the hidden gems of Victorian London!
