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  • Derby at Work

    People and Industries Through the Years

    par Maxwell Craven ...
    Collections series At Work
    Straddling the Derwent River, the cathedral city of Derby, its foundations in the Roman occupation of Britain, can directly attribute its contemporary status to the Industrial Revolution. Spinning mills proliferated from the eighteenth century, initially relying on water power to produce 100 per cent British cotton cloth. Victorian ingenuity and innovation became synonymous with the rapid ... En savoir plus

    $15.02 CAD

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  • Great British Railway Journeys

    par Charlie Bunce ...
    The Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years – its history, landscape and people – from the window of Britain’s many and magnificent railway journeys.Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British railway routes and ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Lambourn Valley Railway - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

    Stations of the Great Western Railway, #10

    par Charles Darvelle ...
    Collections Livre 10 - Stations of the Great Western Railway
    A charming history of one of the long closed rural branch lines on the Great Western Railway. The Lambourn Valley was one of the most quintessentially English branch lines in the days of steam.The Lambourn Valley Railway was born as an independent little railway that ran from Newbury up Berkshire's scenic Lambourn Valley to Lambourn. On the way it passed through 9 rural stations and ran through ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Bizarre London

    Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises

    par David Long ...
    A fascinating tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents and stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery and murder, this is a perfect companion for the curious Londoner.It includes:A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City's Lost Tunnels and Citadels; The Ghost of a "She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • How the Steam Railways came to Surrey

    par Rupert Matthews ...
    A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the countyThe book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations. ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Birth of Modern Britain

    A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present

    par Francis Pryor ...
    From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Journey 13: Berwick to the Isle of Man

    par Karen Farrington ...
    Collections Livre 13 - Great British Railway Journeys
    A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.Robert Stephenson’s stunning Royal Border Bridge at Berwick is the starting point for this journey, which also features his High Level Bridge at Newcastle. As the line ploughs through heather and bracken from Newcastle to Carlisle, Michael Portillo learns about the railway speculation which ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: Aston Hall: The story of Birmingham’s stateliest home

    par John Wilks ...
    This walk is one of twelve walks in John Wilks' Walks Through History - Birmingham series which contains twelve walks within the city. The whole book is available as an ebook or physical book or you could try this one out first. The book is a celebration of the beauty and poetry of the county. Each walk in this book has been chosen not only because it is a pleasant walk in its own right, but also ... En savoir plus

    $1.52 CAD

  • Journey 7: Newcastle to Melton Mowbray

    par Charlie Bunce ...
    Collections Livre 7 - Great British Railway Journeys
    A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.George Stephenson, the father of the railways, first began laying rails to connect the Darlington collieries with the river at Stockton-on-Tees in the 1820s, and it has since become a place of pilgrimage for railway historians. Michael Portillo’s journey from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray also ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

  • When Did Big Ben First Bong?

    101 Questions Answered About the Greatest City on Earth

    par David Long ...
    Millions live there, millions more visit each year – but how many really know London?Find out:How New York's famous Central Park came to be modelled on a seventeenth-century London squareWhen Primrose Hill almost gained a pyramid even larger than the Great Pyramid of CheopsWhy about 640 people came to be drowned in the Thames in a single nightWhat the royal family might do to escape London if the ... En savoir plus

    $9.26 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Journey 14: Dublin to Derry

    par Karen Farrington ...
    Collections Livre 14 - Great British Railway Journeys
    A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.The late nineteenth century brought railway fever to Ireland, and Victorian travellers were keen to explore a country rich in myth and mystery. Starting in the beautiful city of Dublin, Michael Portillo travels to the fishing port of Balbriggan, crosses the spectacular Boyne viaduct, and learns ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

  • What the Victorians Got Wrong

    par Stan Yorke, Trevor Yorke ...
    The nineteenth century was an era of scientific advance like no other in history. And no nation gained more from its forward momentum than Britain and her Empire. Railways were built, bridges constructed, rivers tamed and electricity harnessed, to the great benefit of all But progress was only achieved at high cost. Impatience for achievement too often resulted in catastrophe and disaster. In 1879 ... En savoir plus

    $5.57 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus