THE RAILWAY IN TOWN AND COUNTRY, 1830-1914 by Jack Simmons ( 9780571247813 )

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Title:

THE RAILWAY IN TOWN AND COUNTRY, 1830-1914

By:

Jack Simmons

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0571247814

ISBN 13:

9780571247813

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

11 December, 2008

Pages:

400

Description:

Considers the railway's impact on British towns and countryside. This book examines London and provincial cities like Bristol, Leeds and Birmingham and pays attention to certain types of towns: railway towns like Crewe and Swindon, and seaports and holiday resorts many of which were developed in conjunction with the railways.

Synopsis:

Professor Jack Simmons was the most eminent railway historian of his time. His magnum opus was to have been a four volume study of the railways in England and Wales between 1830 and 1914. It is a regret the work was never completed but Faber Finds are proud to reissue the two volumes that were published. The second volume considers the railway's impact on British towns and countryside. London and provincial cities like Bristol, Leeds and Birmingham are examined and special attention is given to certain types of towns: railway towns like Crewe and Swindon, and seaports and holiday resorts many of which were developed in conjunction with the railways. Also discussed are the effects the railways had on the supply of food and coal, holidays and sport, urban or suburban growth in and around the big cities.

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