Paul Atterbury ist ein erfahrener Experte für die BBC-Sendung Antiques Roadshow und hat zahlreiche Bücher über Eisenbahnen, viktorianische Kultur und Kunst sowie viele andere Themen verfasst. Seine Arbeit befasst sich mit den Feinheiten des Sammelns und deckt die Geschichten auf, die in Objekten verborgen sind. Atterburys aufschlussreiche Perspektive auf die Geschichte und seine Fähigkeit, die Vergangenheit mit der Gegenwart zu verbinden, machen sein Schreiben fesselnd für jeden, der sich für das verborgene Leben von Antiquitäten interessiert.
Featuring a mix of railway and social history, this work features tiny rural stations and halts as well as those that serve bustling market towns and big cities. A variety of feature spreads stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, and more.
The first in a series of highly illustrated books that take a nostalgic look at life in 20th-century Britain through amateur photographs, ephemera, and postcards, 'On Holiday' visually explores where people stayed, what they wore, where they went, how they got there, and what they did. Using predominantly amateur photographs from family albums alongside postcards, publicity material, and a range of ephemera from the Edwardian era to the 1970s, this feast of nostalgia offers a delightfully evocative snapshot of holiday life in 20th-century Britain.NB: Despite the dust wrapper and cover of the book stating 'On Holiday', the title page reads 'The Way We Were On Holiday' and that is how it is catalogued.
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. This title presents one hundred years of the British passenger's story, using full-page imagery with commentary.
A history of one of Britain's greatest railway companies: the London and North Eastern, operator of the world-famous Flying Scotsman.
A Nostalgic Journey Through Railway Station Life
Featuring a mix of railway and social history, this work features tiny rural stations and halts as well as those that serve bustling market towns and big cities. A variety of feature spreads include: stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, and more.
Visiting the Byways of Britain's Railway Network
The most intriguing and least known of Britain's railways are the minor lines: rural routes and branch lines - some still active if little-used, others long since lost, industrial and docks lines, narrow gauge and miniature lines. This title focuses on these minor railways, once vital to the commercial and social life of Britain but now abandoned.
The book showcases a collection of striking railway posters that capture the essence of holiday travel to the West Country during the golden age of travel. These posters not only highlight the artistic design of the era but also evoke nostalgia for a time when train journeys were a primary means of exploring scenic destinations. Each poster reflects the charm and allure of travel, making it a visual celebration of this historical period.
Takes a nostalgic look at the world of British railways. Focusing on the human experience of the railways - the drivers, firemen, guards, station staff, signalmen, engineers, caterers and, of course, passengers - this book features photographs of steam trains, other locomotives, memorabilia and evocative railway ephemera.
A photographic album documenting the illustrious heritage of the people, places, and perpetual pull of the great British railway system.
A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.