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John Minniss A striking photographic record of how the Beeching cuts and modernisation saw our grand terminal stations, soaring viaducts and cavernous locomotive works wiped from the landscape. | David Long; Jane Magarigal The seminal and pioneering London Underground is more than a mass transportation network - it is a style icon, its history involving some of the most important architects and artists... |
Peter Ashley Preposterous Erections brings together sixty uniquely fascinating towers from all corners of England with original photographs and witty, irreverent commentary. | Ken Powell Organized spread by spread, easy to navigate and as elegantly designed as the building itself, this guidebook sets The Shard in the context of Southwark, one of the capitals most... |
Victoria Thornton Open House London has become a landmark event in the capital's calendar, with a quarter of a million people attending the event and queues to enter buildings snaking down streets... | Richard Gray Despite an uneven history in terms of its popularity, the cinema continues to play an important role in British culture and cinema buildings are a vital part of communities across... |
Philip Jodidio Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world's top architects to design summer pavilions - temporary structures that are erected next to... | Carleton Jones Dolmens and burial chambers dot the Irish countryside and fascinate all. Once dismissed as 'rude monuments' shrouded in mystery, fresh archaeological interpretations provide new ways of understanding these ancient structures... |
| Rupert Hill Focuses on important, memorable or beautiful statues, sculptures and monuments around London. This title offers readers relevant information about both the walk and the work of art, which include themes... |
Robin Farquhar; Hannah Dipper; Max... Beautiful graphic illustrations of celebrated London buildings, accompanied by evocative descriptions. Book created by the cult ceramics company People Will Always Need Plates. | Alastair Lansley; Stuart Durant At the end of 2007, St Pancras became the new London terminus for the high speed channel tunnel rail link to continental Europe. This book looks at the history and... |
James Howley This work focuses on follies and garden buildings in Ireland, recreating in word and image the wonder of these architectural oddities. Buildings are examined mainly from the 18th and 19th... | Eva Raventos Today, Brussels is not simply the capital city of Belgium. As the home of the European Union and NATO, it is also the political and administrative capital of Europe.... |
Jean Gardner This work presents the story of flight and the human endeavour through this collection of almost 400 memorials which others have erected to the memory of those who have made... | Peter Matthews The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events - from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher... |