Britain's Lost Railways: A Commemoration of our finest railway architecture - Hardcover

John Minnis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781317194 ISBN 13: 9781781317198

Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

The beautifully restored St Pancras Station is a 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 architectural heritage.
 
In this stunning book, John Minnis reveals Britain'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 of our 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.

About this title

Review:

'A nice book, of great historical interest.'

(Railways Illustrated)

‘A scholarly text alongside the magnificent photographs’ - Ian Jack

(The Guardian)

‘A powerful and evocative pictorial record...images are pin-sharp and filled with atmosphere’

(The Times)

‘It is rare for this reviewer to pick up a ‘coffee table’ title like this and be quite so impressed by the absorbing quality of the book’s content. However, that is exactly what the supremely presented Britain’s Lost Railways achieves in bucketloads... highly recommended’

(Steam Railway magazine)

‘This excellent book is a feast for the eyes and gives the reader much to ponder’

(Today's Railways magazine)

‘Wonderful pictures...a testimony to an age of excellence’

(Best of British)

‘Fascinating book’

(Good Book Guide)

'A superbly produced account'

(National Railway Museum Journal)

'this is a wonderful book...it reminds us how 150 or so years of railway heritage can be simply swept away'

(Railway Magazine)

About the Author:

John Minnis is a Senior Architectural Investigator with English Heritage. He has a particular interest in transport architecture and is currently engaged in a study of the impact of the motor car on the historic environment of England. He is the author of Britain's Lost Railways, published by Aurum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1781317194
• ISBN 13: 9781781317198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192