Book Description
An introduction to the architectural development, the social significance and, in the last century, the dramatic fall and rise of the English railway station.
Author : Steven Parissien
Publisher : Historic England
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
An introduction to the architectural development, the social significance and, in the last century, the dramatic fall and rise of the English railway station.
Author : Simon Jenkins
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0241978998
Discover the architectural gems that are Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations in this Sunday Times top 10 bestseller 'This is a cracker . . . a beautiful book' Chris Evans It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture. And yet so little do we look at the railway station. Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain, from Waterloo to Wemyss Bay, Betws-y-Coed to Beverley, to select his hundred best railway stations. Blending his usual insight and authority with his personal reflections and experiences - including his founding the Railway Heritage Trust - the foremost expert on our national heritage deftly reveals the history, geography, design and significance of each of these glories. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of our social history shows the station's role in the national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the triumphs and follies of these very British creations. These are the marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation, celebrated like never before. 'However spectacular the book's photographs, it's the author's prowess as a phrase-maker that keeps you turning the pages' The Times 'An uplifting exploration of our social history' Guardian
Author : Jeffrey Richards
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 25,66 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Railroad stations
ISBN : 9780571269037
In the preface the authors describe their approach, 'In examining the social history of railway stations we were concerned to treat them not as inanimate objects, but as living, breathing places which, better than any other building type of the last 150 years, reflected the societies around them, public buildings which people used in all sorts of ways and whose significance they instantly recognized when depicted in the theatre, the cinema, paintings, photographs, poetry, novels, and travel works. For this reason we have chosen to allow other voices to tell part of the story, to illustrate through quotation the central, but often differing, role of the station in so many societies and so many lives.'They succeed triumphantly in this aim. After the introduction aptly called 'The Mystique of the Railway Station' there are fifteen absorbing chapters covering: The Station in Architecture (three chapters); The Station and Society; The Station in Politics; Class, Race, and Sex; Some Station Types; The Station in the Economy (two chapters); The Station as Place of Work; The Station in Wartime (two chapters); The Usual Offices; The Station in Painting and Poetry, Postcard and Poster; and The Station in Literature and Film. The scope is comprehensive, the achievement magnificent.'written with great enthusiasm . . . packed with rich detail. This is real social history.' Asa Briggs'full of good quotations, and (the authors) write with the infectious enthusiasm of addicts, captivated by the romance of railways' Times Literary Supplement'remarkable . . . the railway station in all its aspects' A. N. Wilson.
Author : Jeffrey Richards
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 11,6 MB
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN :
This delightful and wide-ranging compendium' (Books and Bookmen) captures the mystique of railway stations by crossing the disciplines of history, literature, art, and architecture in a sweeping global survey unique in its scope.
Author : Chris Heather
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0719827655
Built as part of the massive expansion of Great Britain's railway network during the nineteenth century, London's thirteen mainline railway stations are proud symbols of the nation's industrial and architectural heritage. Produced in association with The National Archives, and profusely illustrated with period photographs and diagrams, London Railway Stations tells the story of these iconic stations and of the people who created them and used them. Though built in an age of steam, smoke, gas lamps and horses, most retain features of their original design. This book will bring new light to these old buildings, and help you to see London's mainline stations through new eyes. Lavishly illustrated with black & white and some colour photographs.
Author : Oliver Green
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0711266611
A lavish photographic history of all the key railway stations of London for transport buffs and anyone interested in the rich history of London.
Author : Charles Sheppard
Publisher : Todtri Productions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 9781880908631
Over 90 illustrations. Railroads transformed not just common means of transportation but cities, countries, and continents. Trains and their engines became emblems of a new era, as were the buildings which served as their departure points and destinations. This type of building presented an entirely new challenge for architects and engineers, for nothing like a railway station had ever been built, or needed, before. Not simply imposing examples of civic architecture, these structures also represent massive feats of engineering designed to enclose enormous spaces and accomodate thousands of travelers. This authoritative volume traces and celebrates the history and technical development of these hubs of t
Author : Allen Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445670127
A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.
Author : K. Hoole
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 24,66 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
Ken Hoole was a noted authority on the railways of the north east of England. Ths, his wide-ranging account of the stations that served the passengers of the north-east's railway, is complemented by illustrations and photographs of both the bustling city stations and long closed country stops. The author has also provided a gazetteer listing all the stations of the NER, their opening and closing dates, and their attentant equipment. Appendices list wartime temporary closures and the later station openings of the LNER and BR.
Author : John Christopher
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445651114
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.