This guide describes two long-distance trails through the unspoilt scenery of Northumberland & the Borders. St Oswald`s Way begins at Heavenfield & its 97 miles take in rolling farmland & the Simonside Hills before reaching the vast sandy beaches of the coast. The 62 mile St Cuthbert`s Way begins at Melrose & crosses the rugged crags & heather moorland of the Cheviot Hills. Both trails pass through Northumberland National Park to converge on atmospheric Holy Isl&, before continuing up the coast to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Each can be walked within a week, though there is scope for shortening or lengthening the stages to suit different itineraries. Also shown is the 64 mile the Northumberland Coast Path from Cresswell to Berwick, which covers the entire length of the Northumberland Coast AONB. The guidebook is crammed with interesting snippets of information, alongside indispensable practical details of transport & accommodation in the area. With varied scenery & a rich history encompassing spectacular castles, medieval abbeys & Roman remains, this is one of Britain`s most beautiful corners to explore on foot. ...

St Oswald`s Way, linking the Holy Island (Lindisfarne) & Hardian’s Wall, on a waterproof & tear-resistant map at 1:40, 000 from Harvey Map Services presenting the route accompanied by extensive additional tourist information. Divided into seven panels, the route is shown on mapping with contours at 15m intervals enhanced by additional graphics for various terrain features such as scattered rocks & boulders, crags, etc. Colouring indicates land cover: pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc. The overprint highlighting the route shows whether it is on a track, a path, an indistinct or not visible path or a road, with possible danger points clearly marked. The mapping also highlights other local right of way paths. A wide range of symbols shows various facilities & tourist attractions, including campsites, youth hostels & other accommodation options, food shops & pubs, banks, cycle shops & hire, etc. Each panel has the lines of the British National Grid. Accompanying text provides contact details for tourist information, accommodation bookings, public transport services, etc. To see the full list of Harvey’s maps of long-distance trails please click on the series link. ...

St Pancras Station from Historical Publications & now in its 3rd edition, revised & expanded in 2012, describes the history of the station & its famous adjoining hotel, including the campaign to save both buildings. Originally written by Jack Simmons & published on 1968, the story of the construction & development of these remarkable buildings, both of them ground-breaking, helped to inspire John Betjeman & others fighting to prevent their demolition. Additional two chapters from Robert Thorne bring the story up-to-date, covering the creation of the Channel Tunnel link & the re-opening of the hotel. The book is illustrated with original drawings & reproductions of black & white contemporary photos, as well with drawings & colour photos taken during the restoration work on the site, the interior of the Midland Grand hotel, etc. ...

St Pancras station has long been an iconic landmark on the London landscape. The neo-Gothic spires & multi-coloured brickwork of the Midland Grand hotel & the awesome span of the station's train-shed have made it one of the capital's most distinctive monuments. Simon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture, & looks forward to its future as home of Eurostar services to the continent. The Wonders of the World is a series of books that focuses on some of the world's most famous sites or monuments. Their names will be familiar to almost everyone: they have achieved iconic stature & are loaded with a fair amount of mythological baggage. These monuments have been the subject of many books over the centuries, but our aim, through the skill & stature of the writers, is to get something much more enlightening, stimulating, even controversial, than straightforward histories or guides. ...

St Pancras station has long been an iconic landmark on the London landscape & one of its most distinctive monuments. This new edition is published to coincide with the reopening of Scott`s wondrous Gothic hotel &

Includes:: a new final chapter & illustrations. Simon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture & looks at its new international status. This fine new edition

Includes:: a fascinating chapter on the new hotel & some timely revisions bringing it fully up to date.



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There are a multitude of ` London Calling` cards in the collection at Rocket 68. This lively illustrated range of London themed prints & cards aims to portray the vibrancy & beauty of London`s architecture, areas, life & communities. Each card is supplied with quality Gunpowder grey envelope in a cellophane wrapper. These cards are all illustrated by Jill White & printed in the UK on a lovely soft Calisto FSC accredited board. ...

St Paul`s & Newgate area of London in 1873 in a series of exceptionally detailed reproductions of old Ordnance Survey street plans for areas of larger cities which have undergone substantial redevelopment in the late 19th or the early 20th century, published in the Alan Godfrey Editions. The plans, printed in back & white, have been taken from the original Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:1, 056 & reproduced at 1:1, 760 – the equivalent of 36 inches (or one yard) to a mile. The maps provide an unrivalled, house-by-house picture of streets & individual buildings with inner courtyards, outbuildings, pavements, covered passages, etc. Many important institutions are named; within the National Galley on Trafalgar Square even the individual rooms (the map is from 1871, so no French Impressionists as yet!). On the reverse are historical notes about the area covered by the map, plus extracts from contemporary street directories. These maps provide a fascinating addition to Alan Godfrey’s huge series of some 2, 000 titles presenting reproductions of street plans at taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping at 1:2, 500 (25” to 1 mile) & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). ...

Sir Christopher Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral at its most festive. This Christmas scene shows London’s most historic building in all its grandeur. Blank inside, this card comes with a white envelope & is cello wrapped. Other cards available in this series include Battersea Park’s Peace Pagoda, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square & Big Ben. London Winter is the Christmas range from The Coconut Tin Card Company, creation of London based illustrator Finn Dean, award winning illustrator of evocative cityscapes & landscapes. ...

The story of St Peter's begins in the 1st century CE with the Hippodrome of Nero, one of two places where the Apostle Peter may have been crucified. 250 years later Constantine the Great marked the supposed site of Peter's tomb in an ancient cemetery with a great basilica. That in turn was replaced over a hundred-year period by a series of competitive renaissance & baroque Popes using the greatest artists of their day, all seeking to leave their mark on St Peter's. Here Keith Miller offers a rewarding account of a world-famous building: who built it; what it looks like & why; &, how it affects the tourist or pilgrim. An intricate history, telling biography & the study of great art & architecture all play their part in a book that is a brilliant debut. ...

About this series: It is the aim of Companion Guides to provide a companion, in the person of the author, who knows intimately the places & people of whom he writes, & is able to communicate this knowledge & affection to his readers. The Companion Guides are written to be read, like the best travel writing, rather than simply consulted. Informed amusing, stylish & often idiosyncratic, they are full of information on the history, art, architecture & culture of the city or region they describe. ...