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Book Synopsis Paul Atterbury's Railway Collection by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Paul Atterbury's Railway Collection written by Paul Atterbury and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Atterbury's Railway Collection is a delightfully nostalgic selection of photographs, postcards and printed ephemera from the author's private library--living records that bring the golden age of train travel back to life. Taking a trip down memory lane, Paul Atterbury charts his lifelong fascination with railways and recalls his favourite journeys, stations and trains. This personal miscellany explores the length and breadth of Britain from the 1950s to the present day, highlighting aspects of railway life that particularly interested, excited, or amused the author. In this fresh and fascinating collection of railway nostalgia--hundreds of images never published before--Paul Atterbury shares his enjoyment of the wonderful visual legacy of Britain's railway past.
Download or read book Tickets Please! written by Paul Atterbury and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a winning mix of railway and social history, all brought to life by wonderful photographs and illustrations, many never seen before.It features long-lost tiny rural stations and halts, as well as those that still serve bustling market towns and big cities.It shows the stations themselves, and fascinating photographs of the people who inhabited them, such as stationmasters, signalmen and the passengers, from businessmen to families.It includes an insight into areas such as station advertising and toy stations - topics that capture the imagination and our sense of fun.A variety of special feature spreads include: stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, gardens, station art and stations in films.Each chapter also includes a 'Wish You Were Here!' spread displaying old postcards of the stations.
Book Synopsis Life Along the Line by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Life Along the Line written by Paul Atterbury and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Along the Line takes a nostalgiclook at the world of British railwaysthrough the eyes of bestselling authorand antiques expert Paul Atterbury.Focusing on the human experience ofthe railways – the drivers, firemen,guards, station staff, signalmen,engineers, caterers and, of course,passengers – the book is a visualfeast, filled with fascinating archivephotographs of steam trains, otherlocomotives, memorabilia andevocative railway ephemera.Built from archive photographs, oldpostcards, badges and other railwayana,the book is filled with fascinatingmaterial that Atterbury has himselfcollected from tireless searching atpostcard and antique fares and auctionsites. Many of the illustrations aretherefore original and previouslyunpublished.Covers railway life across the networkas well as showcasing local differencesin a series of regional sections.
Book Synopsis Branch Line Britain by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Branch Line Britain written by Paul Atterbury and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an array of nostalgic photographs and ephemera, this work celebrates the heritage of branchline and rural Britain. It explores surviving lines, and lines no longer in use, visits preserved lines and travels on those lines long forgotten.
Book Synopsis Poster to Poster by : Richard Furness
Download or read book Poster to Poster written by Richard Furness and published by Poster to Poster Series. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a stunning artistic guide to worldwide destinations and railway poster heritage. The National Collection of Posters takes a journey around some wonderful worldwide destinations, which both the British and other world railway companies posters included.
Book Synopsis Holidays from the Past by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Holidays from the Past written by Paul Atterbury and published by AA Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by text written by best-selling "Antiques Roadshow" expert Paul Atterbury, this delightful book is a treasure trove of holiday memories from days on the beach, picnics in the woods and camping and caravanning, to touring by car or bicycle, walks in the hills and outings in sailing boats.
Book Synopsis Along Lost Lines by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Along Lost Lines written by Paul Atterbury and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the various aspects of British railways, including timetables, stations, tunnels, staff and trains. This work focuses on the 10,000 miles of lines closed in Britain since the 1950s, bringing to life the glorious story of train travel as it used to be.|Rich in romance and nostalgia, this fascinating book documents all the lost and forgotten aspects of British railways, including timetables, stations, tunnels, staff and trains. It focuses on the 10,000 miles of lines closed in Britain since the 1950s, bringing to life the glorious story of train travel as it used to be. Images of the railways' active past and pieces of ephemera capture British rural lines. Like previous books in the series, "Along Lost Lines" takes a very visual approach to the subject matter by highlighting the places and features that best tell the story, through stunning images and fascinating visual detail.
Book Synopsis Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds written by Paul Atterbury and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.
Book Synopsis Discovering Britain's Lost Railways by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Discovering Britain's Lost Railways written by Paul Atterbury and published by Aa Pub. This book was released on 2009 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by best-selling railway author Paul Atterbury, this updated second edition explores the closed lines of Britain's vanished railway heritage. Paul has uncovered the most interesting of these lines, retraced their routes, explored their relics, and looked back with nostalgia to the days when the railway was an essential part of country life. The text is accompanied by high-quality black and white photographs taken in the heyday of these lines, along with specially commissioned color photography of what remains today. There are also detailed route maps and information panels on recognized footpaths, cycleways, and nearby attractions of interest to railway enthusiasts.
Book Synopsis Air Force Combat Units of World War II by : Maurer Maurer
Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Paul Atterbury's Wonder Book of Trains by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book Paul Atterbury's Wonder Book of Trains written by Paul Atterbury and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishes the sense of excitement and wonder in the world of trains. This book recreates the style of the illustrated classic boys' railway annuals of the 1950s and 60s. It draws together colour illustrations, archive photographs and period line drawings and hand lettering with intelligent and insightful commentaries.
Book Synopsis The Railway Experience by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book The Railway Experience written by Paul Atterbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended to every corner of the kingdom so strong. However, the history of station buildings and signal boxes, steam and diesel engines, goods and postal services, main lines and branch lines is only part of the story told here. As a cherished part of Britain's heritage, it is the impact of the railways on a human level that has truly captured our imagination. In more than 50 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, Paul Atterbury reveals the people who ran, maintained and used them – the people for whom the railways were a way of life.
Book Synopsis A Century of Railway Travel by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book A Century of Railway Travel written by Paul Atterbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, the railway has captured the hearts and imaginations of the British people like no other mode of travel. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains have carried commuters to work, families to holiday destinations and provided the means to myriad other adventures – the train a constant presence in an ever-changing way of life. A Century of Railway Travel presents one hundred years of the British passenger's story, using striking full-page imagery with commentary from bestselling author Paul Atterbury. From the open platforms of provincial stations before the First World War to the modern throngs at Waterloo on Derby Day, and from compartments that separated rich from poor and male from female, to the rise to dominance of modern standard class, this book depicts the rich tapestry of progress and heritage that has been the last century of British train travel. The coloured card ticket in your hand, the rough feel of the upholstered seats, and the call of the whistle, the scenery begins to move across the carriage windows of one of Britain's great steam-trains: with full-page illustrations and text alive with insight and nostalgia, this is a passenger's history of train travel in the last century.
Download or read book LNER written by Paul Atterbury 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: The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of Britain's railway network following the 'Grouping' in 1923. This network represented a challenging mixture of mainline and rural passenger routes, suburban services, and freight and industrial lines across the east coast of England and Scotland. Despite this challenge, the LNER became famous for its style, speed and efficiency, with record-breaking high-speed routes capturing the public's imagination, supported by iconic locomotives such as the Flying Scotsman and Mallard. Full of beautiful photographs, this is a perfect introduction to one of Britain's best-loved railway operators during the Age of Steam.
Download or read book Antique Furniture written by Tim Forrest and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pugin by : Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Download or read book Pugin written by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was the most influential designer in nineteenth-century Britain. This is the first book to offer a complete appraisal of Pugin's life and achievements; it contains twenty-one essays by international scholars and specialists; and superb photography has been specially commissioned, and includes numerous objects and buildings never before reproduced.
Book Synopsis The Railway Experience by : Paul Atterbury
Download or read book The Railway Experience written by Paul Atterbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended to every corner of the kingdom so strong. However, the history of station buildings and signal boxes, steam and diesel engines, goods and postal services, main lines and branch lines is only part of the story told here. As a cherished part of Britain's heritage, it is the impact of the railways on a human level that has truly captured our imagination. In more than 50 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, Paul Atterbury reveals the people who ran, maintained and used them – the people for whom the railways were a way of life.
