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Through Time eBook Series

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  • Furness Abbey Through Time

    by Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    The magnificent ruins of Furness Abbey are now in the care of English Heritage and attract thousands of visitors every year. Dating back to the twelfth century, the abbey was one of the wealthiest Cistercian monasteries in the country. Over the centuries, writers and artists including William Wordsworth and Turner have been inspired by the splendour of the sandstone ruins and the tranquillity of ... Read more

    $11.33 USD

  • Lake Windermere, Grasmere & Coniston Water Through Time

    by Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Lake District is by far the UK’s most popular national park. Every year some 15 million people come here to explore the region’s fells and countryside and it’s not hard to see why. Ever since the Romantic poets arrived in the nineteenth century, its panorama of craggy hilltops, mountain tarns and glittering lakes have been stirring the imaginations of visitors. Among the many writers who found ... Read more

    $10.52 USD

  • Barrow-in-Furness Through Time

    by Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    Barrow-in-Furness is a small post-industrial town at the end of a long peninsula in the north of England. Its isolated location has produced a stalwart and close population. It started life as a small hamlet and grew to become an industrial leader, first in iron and steel and later in ship-building and engineering, drawing a workforce from all over the country. The ship-building industry continues ... Read more

    $10.52 USD

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  • The Little Book of the London Underground

    by David Long ...
    Series series Little Book of
    Did you know?In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.'According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight.Underground trains have only twice been used to transport ... Read more

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  • Narrow Gauge Railways

    by Peter Johnson ...
    Series Book 772 - Shire Library
    Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations.Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines ... Read more

    $8.90 USD

  • The GWR Story

    by Rosa Matheson ...
    The Great Western Railway – quickly coming to be known as 'God's Wonderful Railway' – was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel it was initially designed to connect Bristol to London and came to develop a distinct character all of its own, one of the many reasons why it remains a much-loved and popular area of interest. This book traces its history ... Read more

    $3.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beeching: 50 Years On

    50 Years On

    by Anthony Poulton-Smith ...
    In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and Beeching's name was muddied, but in hindsight the report probably did more than any other single factor to preserve the nation's railway heritage. Without ... Read more

    $12.68 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: Industry and transport: a walk along Birmingham’s canals

    by 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 ... Read more

    $1.23 USD

  • The Flying Scotsman

    The Train, The Locomotive, The Legend

    by Bob Gwynne ...
    Series Book 586 - Shire Library
    The Flying Scotsman is probably the most famous railway locomotive in the world. It first caused a sensation for its beauty and its speed in 1923, and it soon became a national icon. The fastest and most comfortable way of travelling between London and Scotland, The Flying Scotsman only got faster and more luxurious as competition from other routes, airlines, and the motor car threatened. From ... Read more

    $7.64 USD

  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: Digbeth: The Early Beginnings of Modern Birmingham

    by 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 ... Read more

    $1.23 USD

  • A Century of Railway Travel

    by Paul Atterbury ...
    Series Book 3 - Century Of
    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 ... Read more

    $7.37 USD

  • Walks Through History - Birmingham: A walk through the heart of Victorian Birmingham

    by 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 ... Read more

    $1.23 USD