St Pancras Station / Simon Bradley.

Main entry:

Bradley, Simon (Architectural historian)

Title & Author:

St Pancras Station / Simon Bradley.

Publication:

London : Profile, 2007.

Description:

193 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 20 cm

Series:

Wonders of the world

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Groundwork -- Ch. 2. Going Gothic -- Ch. 3. The train shed -- Ch. 4. Engineers' architecture, architects' engineering -- Ch. 5. The midland grand -- Ch. 6. The railway world -- Ch. 7. Resurrection.
Also issued online.

Summary:

St Pancras is an iconic London landmark of Gothic dream palace & futuristic train shed - built in the 1860s for the new Midland Railway line into London. Over the years, the station has flourished, but has also come close to being demolished. This book examines this fascinating story of changes in taste & of the understanding of the past.

ISBN:

9781861979513 (pbk.)
1861979517 (pbk.)
1861979967 (hbk.)
9781861979964 (hbk.)

Subject:

Saint Pancras Station (London, England)
Saint Pancras Station (Londres, Angleterre)

Added entries:

Wonders of the world.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252517
Call No.: BIB 182005
Status: Available

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