AN A-Z OF RAILWAYS

AN A-Z OF RAILWAYS
PAUL ATTERBURY Book Number: 69283 Product format: Hardback

Antiques Roadshow pundit Paul Atterbury has assembled a wonderful collage of photos, memorabilia and detailed research. A is for Architecture, and the station buildings on show range from the elaborate Gothic of St. Pancras, just as sensational now as in the 1870s, or the classical columns of Bath Green Park, closed in 1966 (B is for Beeching), to the Arts and Crafts comfort of Bexhill and the stark postwar modernism of Chichester. B is also for bomb damage, and one of the most impressive photos here is a double spread of St. Pancras the night after a raid in 1942. Another poignant wartime scene comes under E for Evacuees, with children anxiously clutching their bags as they head into the unknown. Royal trains include the elegant ultra-modern Edwardian designs created for Queen Alexandra, and several other sections have fascinating period details, for instance Signals, Tickets, Tunnels and Turntables. Spectacular Viaducts are a Yorkshire speciality, with superb photos of the Settle and Carlisle, Lockwood and Knaresborough viaducts. No book on railways would be complete without a mention of the Wrong Kind of Snow, and sure enough we find it under Weather. 176pp, colour and b/w photos on every page.
Published price: £14.99
Bibliophile price: £6.50

Тэги:

#Paul_Atterbury #british_railways #St._Pancras #railway_stations #book_reviews #bibliophilebooks #annie_quigley

Скачать видео