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A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable,
this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV
series. Antiques Roadshow has graced our screens for forty years
and has become one of the nation's most beloved television
programmes and a national institution. It has featured thousands of
unique stories over the years, and introduced many incredible
characters and unforgettable moments. In this anniversary
celebration, Paul Atterbury and Marc Allum look back at the
quintessential moments from the show's illustrious history,
providing a look at the history behind the very best and most
intriguing objects that have appeared on the show. Antiques
Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds reveals the astonishing stories
behind findings such as the discovery of the Lalique vase which had
been bought for a pound at a car boot sale and left in the loft,
only to be valued and sold for GBP25,000; the twenty-three original
Beatrix Potter drawings; a brooch designed by the great Victorian
architect William Burges; a poignant letter written by a doomed
passenger on the Titanic, and legendary 1970s glam rocker Marc
Bolan's distinctive Gibson Flying V guitar. Beautifully
illustrated, and featuring a wealth of artifacts from the show,
this is a truly revealing book, unearthing moments from history
through each of the extraordinary objects discovered on the
programme.
From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, the railway
has captured the hearts and imaginations of the British people like
no other mode of travel. In wartime and peace, along major routes
and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains have carried commuters
to work, families to holiday destinations and provided the means to
myriad other adventures - the train a constant presence in an
ever-changing way of life. A Century of Railway Travel presents one
hundred years of the British passenger's story, using striking
full-page imagery with commentary from bestselling author Paul
Atterbury. From the open platforms of provincial stations before
the First World War to the modern throngs at Waterloo on Derby Day,
and from compartments that separated rich from poor and male from
female, to the rise to dominance of modern standard class, this
book depicts the rich tapestry of progress and heritage that has
been the last century of British train travel. The coloured card
ticket in your hand, the rough feel of the upholstered seats, and
the call of the whistle, the scenery begins to move across the
carriage windows of one of Britain's great steam-trains: with
full-page illustrations and text alive with insight and nostalgia,
this is a passenger's history of train travel in the last century.
The first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic
innovation of the 19th century Colorful, wildly imaginative, and
technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic
ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century
preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the
macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium's considerable impact,
from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the
World's Fairs. Essays by international experts address the
extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in
England-including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones-and the
migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research including
information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia is also featured. Fully illustrated, the book is
enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and
private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do
the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other
country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended to
every corner of the kingdom so strong. However, the history of
station buildings and signal boxes, steam and diesel engines, goods
and postal services, main lines and branch lines is only part of
the story told here. As a cherished part of Britain's heritage, it
is the impact of the railways on a human level that has truly
captured our imagination. In more than 50 photographs, many of
which are previously unpublished, Paul Atterbury reveals the people
who ran, maintained and used them - the people for whom the
railways were a way of life.
This large format volume includes over 340 regional posters from
many sources, many previously unpublished, and spanning the
Victorian era through to modern times. Volume 7 begins in the city
of Bristol, a port, railway hub and seat of learning. Travelling
through Somerset, we pass through Wiltshire before reaching the
south coast in Dorset. Then is is to the West Country proper, to
tour first Devon and then beautiful Cornwall: classic seaside
posters abound. We finish the tour off-shore in the playgrounds of
the Scilly Isles and the Channel islands.
Nothing is more evocative of the golden age of travel than the
railway poster. Speed to the West shows some of the best railway
posters used to promote the romance of holiday travel to the West
Country, a region formed by Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
There are stunning and iconic landscapes, immediately recognizable,
painted in wonderful colors that bring together the excitement,
spectacle and nostalgia of the golden age of train travel. The
general history of holiday express train development is covered
including a detailed history of the Atlantic Coast Express and
Cornish Riviera Express together with other named trains that
served the West Country. The result is a visually stunning
collection of posters. It is a journey of nostalgia, displaying the
best of British railway advertising of the past and present.
The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly
known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of
Britain's railway network following the 'Grouping' in 1923. This
network represented a challenging mixture of mainline and rural
passenger routes, suburban services, and freight and industrial
lines across the east coast of England and Scotland. Despite this
challenge, the LNER became famous for its style, speed and
efficiency, with record-breaking high-speed routes capturing the
public's imagination, supported by iconic locomotives such as the
Flying Scotsman and Mallard. Full of beautiful photographs, this is
a perfect introduction to one of Britain's best-loved railway
operators during the Age of Steam.
After years of neglect, the variety, technical quality and
imaginative content of Gilbert Bayes's work is receiving the
appreciation it deserves. This is the first full study and
catalogue raisonne of this 2Oth-century figurativist.
The career of Bayes spanned the Arts and Crafts movement, Art
Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism. While figures were his specialty,
Bayes also designed presentation cups, caskets, mirrors, stained
glass and more. His best known works are the large scale low relief
panels designed for architectural settings, some of which include
the Saville Theatre and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
A paragon of modern design, this book charts the history, rise and
fall of the world's best-selling patented teapot.
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