Bradshaw's Guide Bradshaw at the Seaside by John Christopher

Bradshaw's Guide Bradshaw at the Seaside by John Christopher

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Bradshaw’s Guide provides a fascinating account of his railway travels at the Seaside. For the first time it is presented in a highly readable form in this new annotated volume, fully illustrated throughout with old and new colour images.

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Bradshaw's Guide Bradshaw at the Seaside by John Christopher

Bradshaw's Guide of 1863 was the staple book on 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. The guide introduced the notion of seaside holidays to the general public and thanks to the railways it became possible for a town or city dweller to catch a train for a day-trip to the coast and still be home in time for supper.'Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea!I do like to stroll upon the Prom, Prom, Prom!Where the brass bands play:Tiddely-om-pom-pom!'Using Bradshaw's Guide illustrated with contemporary images and seaside postcards, John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon take us on a tour of Britain's Victorian resorts.
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 pilot and Land Rover fan. He lives in Gloucestershire. Campbell McCutcheon has had a life-long interest in the Olympic-class vessels and naval shipping. He has written extensively on the subject along with some Military History and Bradshaw’s Railway titles for Amberley. He lives in Gloucestershire, but he was born within sight and sound of the water and has been interested in ships from a young age.
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ISBN 13 9781445643823
ISBN 10 1445643820
Title Bradshaw's Guide Bradshaw at the Seaside
Author John Christopher
Series Bradshaw's Guide
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Year published 2015-05-15
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.