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19 produkter
Creighton, O: Medieval Castles
Av O. H. (Oliver) Creighton, Robert Higham
Häftad, 2003
115 kr
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Station to Station on the London Underground
Av Oliver Green
Inbunden, 2012
133 kr
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Mind the gap and jump aboard this fascinating history of the world's oldest and greatest underground railway. On seven guided journeys, travel through time and observe at first hand the influence of great Underground architects, such as Charles Holden and Sir Norman Foster, and how the stations …
Walking Jane Austen’s London
Av Louise Allen
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
141 kr
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From prize-winning historical novelist Louise Allen, this book presents eight walks through both the London Jane Austen knew and the London of her novels! Follow in Jane’s footsteps to her publisher’s doorstep and the Prince Regent’s vanished palace, see where she stayed when she was correcting …
Prefab Homes
Häftad, 2014
115 kr
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At the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill promised to manufacture half a million prefabricated bungalows to ease the housing shortage; in the end more than 156,000 temporary ‘prefabs’ were delivered.Nicknamed ‘Palaces for the People’, and with convenient kitchens, bathrooms and heating …
Railway Accidents
Av Greg Morse
Häftad, 2014
118 kr
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Britain’s rail network is now among the safest in the world, but the journey that brought it to that point has been long and eventful.Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson’s Rocket (1830) showed how new ideas could bring new dangers; yet from disaster came new …
Aston Martin
Häftad, 2015
115 kr
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Aston Martin is now more than a century old – and what a century it has been.Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph – most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race – and the lows of bankruptcy, yet throughout it all has …
Glass and Glassmaking
Häftad, 2003
90 kr
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This book offers a general introduction to the vast and complex subject of glass. The author examines not just the history and technology of glassmaking but also the social background - the lives of the glassmakers and the traditions of this fascinating and ancient craft.
Greater Game
A history of football in World War I
Häftad, 2014
91 kr
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Published to accompany the National Football Museum's major exhibition, this volume features illustrated highlights together with specially commissioned articles by leading writers and historians.The Greater Game is a major exhibition (December 2014–September 2015) by the National Football Museum …
Railwayman's Pocketbook
Av R H N Hardy
Inbunden, 2018
129 kr
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This fascinating pocket book draws on numerous primary sources from the early days of the rail network through to the Big Four, British Railways and beyond to present a unique guide to the knowledge and skills required for locomotive drivers, engineers and firemen. Beginning with an introduction to …
Life on the Lines
The Grand Old Man of Steam
Av R H N Hardy
Inbunden, 2020
211 kr
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During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he knew and worked with on a daily basis, using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera. These unique behind the scenes images form a fascinating and hugely …
