Author: Alan W. Routledge
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445646048
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Beautiful postcards capturing old Copeland in all its glory.
Copeland The Postcard Collection
Author: Alan W. Routledge
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445646048
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Beautiful postcards capturing old Copeland in all its glory.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445646048
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Beautiful postcards capturing old Copeland in all its glory.
Stirling The Postcard Collection
Author: Jack Gillon
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398104671
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Explore a fascinating and evocative collection of postcards depicting the Scottish city of Stirling.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398104671
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Explore a fascinating and evocative collection of postcards depicting the Scottish city of Stirling.
Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom
Author:
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0851424732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2812
Book Description
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0851424732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2812
Book Description
Paddy Mayne
Author: Hamish Ross
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752469657
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
'The best biography I've read recently' – Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent An excellent examination of Mayne... Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years - History of War magazine 'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' – Soldier Magazine 'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War. Hamish Ross's authoritative study follows Mayne from solicitor and rugby international to troop commander in the Commandos and then the SAS, whose leader he later became and whose annals he graced, winning the DSO and three bars, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'Honneur. Mayne's achievements attracted attention, and after his early death legends emerged, based largely on anecdote and assertion. Hamish Ross's closely researched biography challenges much of the received version, using contemporary sources, the official war diaries, the chronicle of 1 SAS, Mayne's papers and diaries, and a number of extended interviews with key contemporaries. Ross's analysis shows Mayne to be a dynamic, yet principled and thoughtful man, committed to the unit's original concepts. He was far from flawless, but his leadership and tactical brilliance in the field secured the reputation of the SAS, proving he was every bit a rogue hero.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752469657
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
'The best biography I've read recently' – Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent An excellent examination of Mayne... Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years - History of War magazine 'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' – Soldier Magazine 'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War. Hamish Ross's authoritative study follows Mayne from solicitor and rugby international to troop commander in the Commandos and then the SAS, whose leader he later became and whose annals he graced, winning the DSO and three bars, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'Honneur. Mayne's achievements attracted attention, and after his early death legends emerged, based largely on anecdote and assertion. Hamish Ross's closely researched biography challenges much of the received version, using contemporary sources, the official war diaries, the chronicle of 1 SAS, Mayne's papers and diaries, and a number of extended interviews with key contemporaries. Ross's analysis shows Mayne to be a dynamic, yet principled and thoughtful man, committed to the unit's original concepts. He was far from flawless, but his leadership and tactical brilliance in the field secured the reputation of the SAS, proving he was every bit a rogue hero.
Guide to Genealogical Resources in the British Isles
Author: Dolores B. Owen
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821538
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
No descriptive material is available for this title.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821538
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
No descriptive material is available for this title.
Great Northern Railway Gallery
Author: Michael A. Vanns
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473882095
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
“A simply fascinating and impressively informative illustrated history” of the British steam railway by the author of The Leicester Gap (Midwest Book Review). The Great Northern Railway was one of 120 companies that ran trains in Britain during the Victorian and Edwardian period. Formed in 1846, it traded independently for seventy-six years until absorbed into the London & North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923. Operating a network of nearly 700 route miles it ran trains between King’s Cross, London and York, into the Eastern Counties and the East Midlands, the West Riding of Yorkshire, into Lancashire and even south of the Thames. It developed distinctive characteristics, both in the way it managed its affairs and in the appearance of its trains, stations, signals and signalboxes. Numerous photographs were taken, particularly from the 1890s onwards, by dedicated amateurs attracted to the lineside by the sight of speeding steam locomotives in apple green livery, hauling polished teak carriages. Goods trains and the endless procession of coal trains were not such popular photographic subjects, but by searching out these and images of staff, stations and signalboxes, this book aims to capture something of the spirit of a once-great organization in the heyday of Britain’s steam railways. “With the welcome increase in the pre-Grouping scene engendered by projects such as the Hatton’s ‘Genesis’ coaches, books such as this will find a new audience, which is no bad thing.” —Railway Modeller “Vanns certainly presents a splendid collection of period images displaying numerous aspects of the railway’s operations.” —Best of British
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473882095
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
“A simply fascinating and impressively informative illustrated history” of the British steam railway by the author of The Leicester Gap (Midwest Book Review). The Great Northern Railway was one of 120 companies that ran trains in Britain during the Victorian and Edwardian period. Formed in 1846, it traded independently for seventy-six years until absorbed into the London & North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923. Operating a network of nearly 700 route miles it ran trains between King’s Cross, London and York, into the Eastern Counties and the East Midlands, the West Riding of Yorkshire, into Lancashire and even south of the Thames. It developed distinctive characteristics, both in the way it managed its affairs and in the appearance of its trains, stations, signals and signalboxes. Numerous photographs were taken, particularly from the 1890s onwards, by dedicated amateurs attracted to the lineside by the sight of speeding steam locomotives in apple green livery, hauling polished teak carriages. Goods trains and the endless procession of coal trains were not such popular photographic subjects, but by searching out these and images of staff, stations and signalboxes, this book aims to capture something of the spirit of a once-great organization in the heyday of Britain’s steam railways. “With the welcome increase in the pre-Grouping scene engendered by projects such as the Hatton’s ‘Genesis’ coaches, books such as this will find a new audience, which is no bad thing.” —Railway Modeller “Vanns certainly presents a splendid collection of period images displaying numerous aspects of the railway’s operations.” —Best of British
Nightingale of the North
Author: Amy Louise Peyton
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9780920502259
Category : Women singers
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Breakwater Books
ISBN: 9780920502259
Category : Women singers
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Local Collections in Scotland
Author: Norma E. S. Armstrong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Postcards from the Nursery
Author: Dawn Cope
Publisher: London : New Cavendish Books
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A tribute to legions of unsung children's illustrators.
Publisher: London : New Cavendish Books
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
A tribute to legions of unsung children's illustrators.
"Craft, Space and Interior Design, 1855?005 "
Author: Sandra Alfoldy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351570811
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Constructed space is defined by its shape, by the materials with which it is enclosed and by the objects that are placed within or decorate its exterior or interior. The interaction of these crafted objects or decorated surfaces with space provides viewers or inhabitants with visual clues about the environment as well as visual cues about decorum: viewers can know what kind of behaviour is expected and what the space means. Furnishings and dress, textile panels and clay pots, stained glass and gesso panels, all defined as craft or decorative art, give architectural space, defined as high art, its character: without craft, architecture is empty and devoid of meaning. This engaging collection of essays presents the first sustained exploration of the relationship of craft to architectural spaces. The book unravels the complex ways in which craft controls, manipulates, organises and defines space, to highlight how the relationship between craft and space can be understood as a form of communication between related parts that combine to form a unified whole.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351570811
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Constructed space is defined by its shape, by the materials with which it is enclosed and by the objects that are placed within or decorate its exterior or interior. The interaction of these crafted objects or decorated surfaces with space provides viewers or inhabitants with visual clues about the environment as well as visual cues about decorum: viewers can know what kind of behaviour is expected and what the space means. Furnishings and dress, textile panels and clay pots, stained glass and gesso panels, all defined as craft or decorative art, give architectural space, defined as high art, its character: without craft, architecture is empty and devoid of meaning. This engaging collection of essays presents the first sustained exploration of the relationship of craft to architectural spaces. The book unravels the complex ways in which craft controls, manipulates, organises and defines space, to highlight how the relationship between craft and space can be understood as a form of communication between related parts that combine to form a unified whole.