Discover the architectural gems that are Britain's 100 Best Railway
Stations in this Sunday Times top 10 bestseller
'This is a cracker . . . a beautiful book' Chris Evans
It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and
the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and
parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a
long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture. And yet so little do we
look at the railway station.
Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain,
from Waterloo to Wemyss Bay, Betws-y-Coed to Beverley, to select his
hundred best railway stations. Blending his usual insight and authority
with his personal reflections and experiences - including his founding
the Railway Heritage Trust - the foremost expert on our national
heritage deftly reveals the history, geography, design and significance
of each of these glories.
Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous
exploration of our social history shows the station's role in the
national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival
companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the
triumphs and follies of these very British creations. These are the
marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation, celebrated like
never before.
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'However spectacular the book's photographs, it's the author's prowess
as a phrase-maker that keeps you turning the pages' The Times**
'An uplifting exploration of our social history' Guardian
