Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624087
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This 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.
St Pancras Station Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624087
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This 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.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624087
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This 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.
Kings Cross Station Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623595
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
John Christopher brings together his stunning photography with archive images to tell the story of King's Cross, both above and below street level.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623595
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
John Christopher brings together his stunning photography with archive images to tell the story of King's Cross, both above and below street level.
London's Historic Railway Stations Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445651114
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This 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.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445651114
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This 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.
Victorian London Through Time
Author: Colin Manton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662531
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs and illustrations shows the many ways in which London has changed and developed since Victorian times.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662531
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs and illustrations shows the many ways in which London has changed and developed since Victorian times.
Euston Station Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623404
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Euston Station has changed and developed over the last century
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623404
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Euston Station has changed and developed over the last century
Walk Through History
Author: Christopher Winn
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473551935
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
'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!
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473551935
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
'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!
Victoria Station Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624311
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
John Christopher tells the story of Victoria's rich and fascinating history, one spiced by international adventure as well as the hum drum of commuter travel into central London.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624311
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
John Christopher tells the story of Victoria's rich and fascinating history, one spiced by international adventure as well as the hum drum of commuter travel into central London.
Waterloo Station Through Time
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445637111
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Boat trains and commuters. The story of Waterloo Station, through time.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445637111
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Boat trains and commuters. The story of Waterloo Station, through time.
St Pancras Station
Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847650732
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Simon 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
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847650732
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Simon 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
Waterloo Station Through Time Revised Edition
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565086X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The fascinating history of Waterloo Station illustrated through old and modern pictures in a fully updated edition.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565086X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The fascinating history of Waterloo Station illustrated through old and modern pictures in a fully updated edition.