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Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites (Hardcover)

by Gordon Biddle (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 800 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198662475
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198662471
  • Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 20 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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a fascinating gazetteer...a tower of scholarship

Michael Blackmore
every reference library should have a copy

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, comprehensible and attractive, 22 Jan 2005
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The size and density of this book (over 750 pages, with well over a thousand historical and contemporary black and white photos) can make it appear rather forbidding at first, but if you consider it not merely as a listing of railway buildings but as a way of representing the history of railways in Britain it becomes much more manageable and fascinating. The history of railway companies and their lines and services is interwoven with descriptions and photographs of the structures.

Stations, engine sheds, warehouses, workshops, viaducts, bridges - all kinds of historically important structures are described (with many illustrated) and set against their historical context. Maps and diagrams show current and historical railway lines and assist the reader in understanding the relationship between the structures.

The book seems to have two main audiences - those interested in architecture (so quite a lot of technical language is used) and those interested in railway history -- as someone in both camps (although mainly on the railway side) I found it extremely interesting, a great book to browse through - it's structured by regions, so it's quite easy to gain a sense of local history from each part.

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A good reference publication
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