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Book Synopsis Brunel in Cornwall by : John Christopher
Download or read book Brunel in Cornwall written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Brunel, takes us on a tour of Cornwall, exploring his works in the county. This is the latest in a series of books which are about rediscovering Brunel's works in your area.
Download or read book Brunel written by Steven Brindle and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. Today, he remains the most famous engineer in history, the epitome of the volcanic creative forces which brought about the Industrial Revolution - and brought modern society into being. Brunel's extraordinary talents were drawn out by some remarkable opportunities - above all his appointment as engineer to the new Great Western Railway at the age of 26 - but it was his nature to take nothing for granted, and to look at every project, whether it was the longest railway yet planned, or the largest ship ever imagined, from first principles. A hard taskmaster to those who served him, he ultimately sacrificed his own life to his work in his tragically early death at the age of 53. His legacy, though, is all around us, in the railways and bridges that he personally designed, and in his wider influence. This fascinating new book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times, and work.
Download or read book Brunel written by R. Angus Buchanan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >
Book Synopsis The Little History of Cornwall by : Paul Wreyford
Download or read book The Little History of Cornwall written by Paul Wreyford and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is nothing 'little' about the history of Cornwall! However, this small volume condenses that fascinating, rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events the county has witnessed. Discover Henry VIII's plan to protect the county from invasion from Catholic Europe, the important development of tin mining on the north coast and the rise of seaside resorts all around the county. Take a journey through Cornwall's historic struggles and celebrations or jump in to the era of your choice to discover the who, what and why of Cornish history.
Book Synopsis Brunel in Cornwall by : John Christopher
Download or read book Brunel in Cornwall written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Pub Plc. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornwall marks the extreme south-western extent of Brunel’s kingdom and the county is surprisingly rich in his works. The Royal Albert Bridge, which crosses the River Tamar, connected the broad gauge network with the Cornwall and West Cornwall railways – both engineered by Brunel – to take the trains coming from Paddington all the way to Penzance via a series of over sixty spectacular timber viaducts. The original viaducts have gone now, either modified or replaced over the years, but in many cases the masonry piers remain like rows of monolithic sentinels. As a result there is much to reward the Brunel hunter, including the branch line to Falmouth and many surviving examples of his railway stations. There are other connections, literally. His Great Eastern steamship was the first vessel to successfully lay a telegraphic cable to connect Europe and the USA – a story told at the historic Porthcurno Telegraph Museum near Land’s End. John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Brunel, takes us on a tour of Cornwall, exploring his works in the county. This is the latest in a series of books which are about rediscovering Brunel’s works in your area.
Book Synopsis Kilvert's World of Wonders by : John Toman
Download or read book Kilvert's World of Wonders written by John Toman and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kilvert's World of Wonders takes a fresh look at the Victorian era, one that does not turn away from the smoke stacks and crowded streets of popular imagining, but which sees them from the distance of the rural countryside. Though a countryman and lover of country ways, here the well know diarist is shown to be deeply stirred by what he saw as a society being changed and improved by science, technology, and by the liberal, enlightened ideas that were starting to circulate. The social changes seen by Kilvert resonated with the vision of progress that was imbued in him by his Victorian upbringing, and as a result his diaries can be seen as a response to these changes and not, as previous Kilvert scholarship suggests, as a simple record of country life. Toman's new work goes beyond the biographical and social realities of Kilvert's family by comparing them to almost twenty other middle-class families in order to show common factors in the familial experience of a rapidly changing society. At the heart of this re-evaluation of Kilvert's life and times is the theme of Wonder, various aspects of which are explored throughout. Away from the rapidly growing urban centres the effects of industrialisation are seen in a surprisingly positive light by Francis Kilvert, a fervent Christian coming to terms with the encroachments that science, scepticism and secularism were making upon religious faith and yet seeing all around him a 'world of wonders'.
Book Synopsis Tourist's Guide to Cornwall and the Scilly Isles by : Walter Hawken Tregellas
Download or read book Tourist's Guide to Cornwall and the Scilly Isles written by Walter Hawken Tregellas and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Iron, Stone and Steam by : Tim Bryan
Download or read book Iron, Stone and Steam written by Tim Bryan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe-inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer.
Download or read book Broad Gauge Railways written by Tim Bryan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 81⁄2in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft 1⁄4in. Describing the rationale behind the choice of broad gauge, and also the unique track and locomotives used, this beautifully illustrated introduction to broad gauge railways chronicles the building of the original GWR between Bristol and London, and the expansion of that original 112-mile main line into a network stretching across the West of England, Wales and the Midlands. It describes how the clash between broad and narrow led to the 'Battle of the Gauges' and also provides a list of places to visit where broad gauge artefacts still survive.
Book Synopsis The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer by : Isambard Brunel
Download or read book The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer written by Isambard Brunel and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents an autobiography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was an English civil engineer and one of the most innovative and prolific personalities in engineering history. Moreover, Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his revolutionary designs and ingenious constructions. This work focuses on his life as well as his contribution to engineering.
Book Synopsis Landmark Visitors Guide Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly by : Rita Tregellas Pope
Download or read book Landmark Visitors Guide Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly written by Rita Tregellas Pope and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work divides Cornwall and the Scilly Isles into nine geographical areas, each chapter features a map and a car route as well as being packed with information about sights, beaches, walks, entertainments and things to do when it rains.
Book Synopsis Sherlock Holmes and the Cornwall Affair by : Johanna Rieke
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Cornwall Affair written by Johanna Rieke and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love Cornwall, with its cliffs and breakers, sleepy fishing harbours and villages? Would you like to meet a real English Lord? And do you enjoy an authentic, well researched historical crime story? With the author you will accompany the renowned Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, on their journey to Cornwall. There, in idyllic surroundings, they are faced with seemingly impenetrable questions, leading to desperate villainy. A fifty-year-old history of intrigue, smuggling, betrayal, murder and revenge waits to be revealed, and you are there, with Holmes and Watson.
Book Synopsis A Cornish Anthology by : Alfred Lestie Rowe
Download or read book A Cornish Anthology written by Alfred Lestie Rowe and published by Springer. This book was released on 1968-11-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Route-Book of Cornwall: a Guide for the Stranger and Tourist ... With Maps and Embellishments. By Henry Besley by :
Download or read book The Route-Book of Cornwall: a Guide for the Stranger and Tourist ... With Maps and Embellishments. By Henry Besley written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Bradshaw's Guide Brunel's Railways The Minor Lines by : John Christopher
Download or read book Bradshaw's Guide Brunel's Railways The Minor Lines written by John Christopher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing Brunel's broad gauge railway on the many branch lines. Bradshaw describes the journey, and the towns and cities encountered.
Download or read book The Railway Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
