Britain's lost railways : a commemoration of our finest railway architecture / John Minniss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minniss, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Great Britain--History.

Railroads.

Railroads--Buildings and structures--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Aurum Press, 2017.

Summary:

The beautifully restored St Pancras Station isa magisterial example of Britain's finest Victorian architecture. Like the viaducts at Belah and Crumlin, cathedral-like stations such as Nottingham Victoria and spectacular railway hotels like Glasgow St Enoch's, it stands proud as testament to Britain's architecturalheritage. In this stunning book, John Minnis revealsBritain's finest railway architecture. From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain's Lost Railways offers a sweeping celebration ofour railway heritage. The selection of images and the removable facsimile memorabilia, including tickets, posters, timetables and maps, allows the reader to step into that past, serving as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781781317730

1781317739