This accessible and comprehensive book shines a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp. Starting with the beginnings of the company with George Carwardine, the designer behind the lamp, the book takes you through an illuminating journey of the development and influence of this British icon.
Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century economy.
A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.
A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.
Around the world, young brewers, with passion, reverence and commitment, are bringing flavour back to beer after decades of domination by global giants and their bland products. Such is the fervour for IPA that the journey started by India Pale Ale in Victorian England is far from over.
Like L.A., San Diego and Albuquerque were built in Spanish Mission-style , others in Gothic or Greek Revival or Richardsonian Romanesque. Train Stations Then and Now shows the huge variety of building styles of railroad terminals across the USA, featuring the best surviving examples and the finest to fall under the wrecking ball.
The specially commissioned photographs in this book display each Beetle variant model in their full glory.
Pairing vinatge photos with the same view today Pittsburgh Then and Now shows the dramatic transformation of Ameroca’s steel town into a modern metropolis.
Since 1894, when motor racing’s colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!), drivers, racers and lunatics alike have
Being a dad is a 365-day job. Let this nifty little book help you along the way, with a hilarious dad-related fact for every day of the year.
Being a dad is a 365-day job. Let this nifty little book help you along the way, with a hilarious dad-related fact for every day of the year.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as ‘liquid history’ and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43
However well our boys do in the 2014 World Cup, we can be sure that English pride will be riding higher than ever. So it’s time to celebrate our Englishness! Take a year-long stroll around the joys of English inventiveness, eccentricity and fighting spirit with this fascinating collection of stories, anecdotes and fun.
The 80’s represented cars that were flash, angular and mean. The petrol-heads of the time lusted after Magnum P.I.’s Ferrari 308; salivated over the Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa from Miami Vice, and watched ”Back to the Future” in cinemas across the country, mesmerised at the sight of the Doc’s De Lorean.
