The English Railway Station - Hardcover

Parissien, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848022360 ISBN 13: 9781848022362

Publisher: Historic England, 2014

Synopsis

An introduction to the architectural development, the social significance and, in the last century, the dramatic fall and rise of the English railway station.

About this title

About the Author:

Steven Parissien is Director of Compton Verney in Warwickshire.

Review:

... a new survey from English Heritage, 'The English Railway Station', written by the historian and scholar of stations Steven Parrisien, which informatively recounts their rise and fall. -- Rowan Moore * The Observer * ... altogether an invaluable record of the impact and aftermath of the Victorian Railway Revolution and its importance in our ever fascinating and treasured heritage. -- June Lewis * Cotswold Life, March 2015 * Packed full of facts, the author considers the wider role of station buildings to include people, hotels, vehicles and animals. You don't need to be a railway buff or an architect to enjoy this splendid book, just a liking for a touch of historical social nostalgia will do fine. * This England, Summer 2015 * This is a superbly illustrated book, with photographs of both stations lost and stations still with us and, indeed, in some cases, such as Bedford, examples both of what has gone and what has replaced it. ... this is a worthwhile and in many senses pioneering work ... -- Graham Kent * Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, Volume 60, March 2016 *

About this edition

• Publisher: Historic England
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1848022360
• ISBN 13: 9781848022362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 172