Kings Cross station was the terminus of the Great Northern Railway & was opened in 1852. Designed by Lewis Cubitt it replaced a temporary station at Maiden Lane. It established itself as the London terminus of what is now known as the East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh. From 1862 at 10 a.m. every weekday the Flying Scotsman left Kings Cross for the north initially taking over ten hours to complete the journey but now taking only four hours from Edinburgh to London. Some of Britains most famous locomotives from the Ivatt Atlantics to the A3 & A4 Pacifics Deltics & HSTs have sped north from Kings Cross. The underground station below the main line station encompasses six lines & was the scene of the disastrous Kings Cross fire in 1987 following which it was rebuilt. Kings Cross itself has been redeveloped many times over the years & a fictional platform (93/4) made famous in the Harry Potter novels. Its Grade 1 listed facade has been revamped & the station enhanced to increase capacity. ...

With this wonderful set of books to treasure Pushkin Press celebrates the very best work by the great Hungarian writer Antal Szerb (1901
- 1945). His sharp intelligence & sparkling wit are evident in everything he wrote where the deepest meditations on the human condition are carried within darkly amusing tales. In this collection Szerbs ideas about identity history art & society are shown to be as vitally important today as they were when first written.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Bloody Paralyser" tells the story of the largest British bomber aircraft of World War 1 & the men who flew them. In 1915 the biggest plane ever seen in Britain the Handley Page Type 0 took flight for the first time a twin engine monster with a 100 foot wingspan designed to be a 'bloody paralyser' to the Germans. Operating mainly at night the Handley Page bombers attacked German & German-occupied towns & cities with near impunity disrupting the enemy's industry & crippling its war effort. The men that flew in the bloody paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in World War 2 & now their story is told in their own words. Bristling with Lewis guns the lasting legacy of the aircraft was such that for many years after the war any large aircraft came to be called a ' Handley Page' in Britain." ...

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Kingston upon Thames over the years. The book offers an insight into the daily lives & living conditions of local people & gives the reader glimpses of familiar places during this century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Kingstons recent history are covered famous occasions & individuals are remembered & the impact of national & international events is witnessed. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community & illustrated with a wealth of photographs this book recalls what Kingston upon Thames has lost in terms of buildings traditions & ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place & celebrates the character & energy of local people as they move through the first years of this new century. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Ignored by virtually everyone upon its release in November 1968 The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society is now seen as one of the best British albums ever recorded. Here Andy Miller traces the perilous circumstances surrounding its creation & celebrates the timeless perfectly crafted songs pieced together by a band who were on the verge of disintegration & who refused to follow fashion.EXCERPTBig Sky contains some of the most beautiful thunderous music The Kinks ever recorded aligned to a vulnerability & warmth no other group
- & I mean no other group
- could ever hope to equal. It is a perfectly balanced production. On the one hand the mesh of clattering drums & electric guitar never threatens to overwhelm the melody; on the other the gossamer-light harmonies Ray & Daves vocal line traced by Rasa Davies wordless falsetto are bursting with emotion. When most of the instruments drop away at 1.20 the effect is effortlessly vivid
- two lines where Davies performance is both nonchalant & impassioned. The result is wonderfully enchantingly sad made more so perhaps by the knowledge that The Kinks will never again sound so refined or so right.


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Indulge your fantasies with this tantalizing & mouth-watering selection of 40 flirtatious & alluringly decorated cookies. With inspirational photography each cookie means that you can tease your friends with kitsch creations. Kinky Cookies helps you to create tasteful burlesque-inspired & sumptuous treats to bring the naughtiness back into baking. ...