Download or read book Anglesey Railways Through Time written by Mike Hitches and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Anglesey Railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Download or read book The Chester and Holyhead Railway written by Philip M. Lloyd and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chester and Holyhead Railway is one of Britain’s most important main line routes, connecting London with mainland north Wales, and the Isle of Anglesey. The line was completed in 1850 under the direction of Robert Stephenson whose work included the famous tubular bridges that cross the river at Conwy and the Menai Straits near Bangor, the latter one destroyed by fire in 1970. The line was built primarily to support British rule in Ireland but was later instrumental in developing north Wales as a major tourist destination. Today the railway remains an important part of the Welsh and UK networks, providing trains that link north Wales with Cardiff and major English cities, as well as connecting with ferry services to Ireland.
Download or read book Anglesey Railways written by Geraint I. L. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bangor Around Through Time written by Steven Dickens and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bangor and it's surrounding area has changed and developed over the last century.
Download or read book Anglesey in 50 Buildings written by Warren Kovach and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the rich and fascinating history of Anglesey through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
Download or read book Great Eastern Railway Magazine written by London and North Eastern Railway and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report s written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Land in Wales and Monmouthshire and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early History of Railway Tunnels written by Hubert Pragnell and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the early railway traveller, the prospect of travelling to places in hours rather than days hitherto was an inviting prospect, however a journey was not without its fears as well as excitement. To some, the prospect of travelling through a tunnel without carriage lighting, with smoke permeating the compartment and the confined noise was a horror of the new age. What might happen if we broke down or crashed into another train in the darkness? To others it was exciting, with the light from the footplate flickering against the tunnel walls or spotting the occasional glimpses of light from a ventilation shaft. To the directors of early railway companies, planning a route was governed by expense and the most direct way. Avoiding hills could add miles but tunnelling through them could involve vast expense as the Great Western Railway found at Box and the London and Birmingham at Kilsby. Creating a cutting as an alternative was also costly not only in labour and time, but also in compensation for landowners, who opposed railways on visual and social grounds having seen their land divided by canals. Construction involved millions of bricks or blocks of stone for sufficiently thick walls to withstand collapse. However, the entrance barely seen from the carriage window might be an impressive Italianate arch as at Primrose Hill, or a castellated portal worthy of the Middle Ages as at Bramhope. This book sets out to tell the story of tunnelling in Britain up to about 1870, when it was a question of burrowing through earth and rock with spade and explosive powder, with the constant danger of collapse or flooding leading to injury and death. It uses contemporary accounts, from the dangers of railway travel by Dickens to the excitement of being drawn through the Liverpool Wapping Tunnel by the young composer Mendelssoln. It includes descriptions from early railway company guide books, newspapers and diaries. It also includes numerous photographs and colored architectural elevations from railway archives.
Download or read book Black s Picturesque Guide Through North and South Wales written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black s Picturesque Guide Through North and South Wales and Monmouthshire written by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wyrley Essington Canal Through Time written by Ray Shill and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wyrley & Essington Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Download or read book Welsh Military Airfields Through Time written by Alan Phillips and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interesting look at the Welsh Military Airfields locations used during the war.
Download or read book Northern Europe written by Trudy Ring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Volume 2 of the International Dictionary of Historical Places covers Northern Europe (British Isles to Russia), out of a set of five. The dictionary spans from Aachen to Ypres and includes an index by country. This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.
Download or read book The Railway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walthamstow Through Time written by Lindsay Collier and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Walthamstow has changed and developed over the last century.
Download or read book Black s Tourist s Guide to Wales written by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black s Picturesque Guide to Wales Etc written by Adam BLACK (Publisher, and BLACK (Charles) Publisher.) and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
