St Pancras Station

Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781847650733

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St Pancras Station by Simon Bradley Pdf

Simon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture and looks at its new international status. This fine new edition includes a fascinating chapter on the new hotel and some timely revisions bringing it fully up to date. 'A marvellous piece of social, aesthetic and technological history... it is impossible to praise Bradley's book too highly' A. N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph 'Brilliantly and with deft hand, Simon Bradley makes sense of it all ... fabulous' Sunday Telegraph 'A masterpiece of historical context ... immensely readable' Sunday Times 'This fine book examines the history of both the church that gave the station its name and the railway terminus ... unexpectedly compelling' Daily Mail

Author : Alastair Lansley
Publisher : Laurence King
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : Railroad stations
ISBN : 1856698823

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The Transformation of St Pancras Station by Alastair Lansley Pdf

Trains & railways.

Author : John Christopher
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445624082

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St Pancras Station Through Time by John Christopher Pdf

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which St Pancras Station has changed and developed over the last century and a half.

Author : The History Press
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780750989718

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St Pancras International by The History Press Pdf

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of St Pancras station, this absorbing new book brings together 150 facts, revealing many little-known details about the long history of this iconic building and its local surroundings. From its conception and build, and the opening of the largest single-span arch in the world as the London terminus of the Midland Railway, to the damage it suffered during wartime, this fascinating fact book reveals many facts about St Pancras station's tumultuous history, including threatened demolition and glorious restoration. Did you know there was once a farm in the heart of the St Pancras parish area? Or that it was once home to one of the biggest markets in London? And why did Midland Railway built a special viaduct to travel over St Pancras station? This is the perfect gift for anyone with affection for this beautiful and important piece of London's architectural and railway heritage and its surrounding area.

Author : Jack Simmons
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Saint Pancras Station (London, England)
ISBN : 004385043X

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St. Pancras Station by Jack Simmons Pdf

Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781847653529

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The Railways by Simon Bradley Pdf

Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.

Author : Jack Simmons,Robert Thorne
Publisher : Phillimore
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114347037

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St Pancras Station by Jack Simmons,Robert Thorne Pdf

This classic transport history book by the late Jack Sirnmons is reissued to coincide with the transformation of the station into the new terminus for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The station and its hotel are unique buildings. The station used groundbreaking engineering in having (and still having) the largest single span roof in Europe. The hotel, built by George Gilbert Scott, is a masterpiece of neo?Gothic. Both station and hotel suffered decline in the 20th century and were threatened with demolition, but they are now about to enter into a new role as the station is doubled in size, and the hotel is once again made into a spectacular hotel and apartments. The book has been sensitively revised, and with a new chapter bringing the story up to date, by architectural historian Robert Thorne. This book is a must for anyone interested in railways.

Author : Roger Stonehouse,Gerhard Stromberg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135803971

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The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras by Roger Stonehouse,Gerhard Stromberg Pdf

In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. For artists, architects and building professionals interested in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras is a stimulating read.

Author : Luke Agbaimoni
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-13
Category : Commuters
ISBN : 0750994371

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The Tube Mapper Project by Luke Agbaimoni Pdf

A visual exploration of the London Tube network, focusing on our shared and overlooked moments of recognition

Author : Mark Aston
Publisher : Wharncliffe
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781903425947

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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Hampstead, Holburn and St Pancras by Mark Aston Pdf

In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths In Hampstead, Holburn and St Pancras the chill of evil is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice in this corner of London. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted, bringing to life the sinister history of this part of the capital over the last 400 years.

Author : Simon Jenkins
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241978993

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Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins Pdf

The perfect new gift from the bestselling author of Britain's 1000 Best Churches It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture. And yet so little do we look at the railway station. Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain, from Waterloo to Wemyss Bay, Betws-y-Coed to Beverley, to select his hundred best. Blending his usual insight and authority with his personal reflections and experiences - including his founding the Railway Heritage Trust - the foremost expert on our national heritage deftly reveals the history, geography, design and significance of each of these glories. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of our social history shows the station's role in the national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the triumphs and follies of these very British creations. These are the marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation, celebrated like never before.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1906221405

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Railway Lands by Anonim Pdf

Shows the beauty and dismemberment of a unique Victorian transport complex of canal, rail and horse drawn vehicles, prior to the biggest development in Western Europe. This book captures the endeavour with which yesterday's engineers faced the industrial revolution, and records how today's developers collude to collide with this heritage.

Author : Frederick Miller (of St. Pancras, Eng.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Parishes
ISBN : NYPL:33433075898738

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Saint Pancras, Past and Present by Frederick Miller (of St. Pancras, Eng.) Pdf

Author : Cook Thomas and son, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555051938

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Cook's handbook for [afterw. to] London by Cook Thomas and son, ltd Pdf

Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : Atlantic Books (UK)
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1786499223

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Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar Pdf

London hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable city. King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street--these great termini are the hub of London's transport system and their complex history, of growth, decline and epic renewal has determined much of the city's character today. Christian Wolmar tells the dramatic and compelling story of how these great cathedrals of steam were built by competing private railway companies between 1836 and 1900, reveals their immediate impact on the capital and explores the evolution of the stations and the city up to the present day.