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Bradshaw´s Guide The Railways of Wales: Volume 7
John Christopher
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Description for Bradshaw´s Guide The Railways of Wales: Volume 7
Paperback. 'Bradshaw's Guides were invaluable in their time and they provide the modern-day reader with a fascinating insight into the nineteenth-century rail traveller's experience.' Series: Bradshaw's Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JH; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what’s what and where’s where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. Built primarily to serve industry and the mail packets to Ireland, the railways of Wales would go on to open up the Principality to tourism for the first time. They also brought communities closer together and many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours. This illustrated guide records the sights to be seen in the towns and cities encountered along ... Read more
Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what’s what and where’s where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. Built primarily to serve industry and the mail packets to Ireland, the railways of Wales would go on to open up the Principality to tourism for the first time. They also brought communities closer together and many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours. This illustrated guide records the sights to be seen in the towns and cities encountered along ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Bradshaw's Guide
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445638515
SKU
V9781445638515
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-19
About John Christopher
John Christopher has written and edited a number of books on Engineering, Military History and Railway and Road Transport, specializing in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and being the series editor for Amberley’s Bradshaw’s Guides series. He has also appeared in Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys television series. In between writing books, he is a balloon ... Read more
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