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Here’s a picture of Folkestone railway station from David Lawrence’s new book about BR design. It turns out that Folkestone Central (1961), where I catch the train every morning, is an example of a transitional architectural style of station between … Continue reading →

Here’s a new book by David Lawrence about design and British Railways…The book’s published by Ian Allen, the railway and transport publishers. Actually, the presentation of the book isn’t too bad. I’ve had a quick look through the book. It … Continue reading →

Quite nice…combining the glamour and the big machine

Nice.

There was an interesting TV documentary about the history of luxury hotels broadcast this week. You can watch it on Box of Broadcasts or catch up on the BBC iplayer. Here’s the link to the programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0126vfd I’ve written about … Continue reading →

My copies of Wallace Henning’s re-edition of the BR style manuals from the 1960s have just arrived…they’re lovely. Wallace has produced soemthing that manages to re-visit the 1960s in a contemporary way. I’m proud to have contributed an essay: Bigger, … Continue reading →

Lovely, but on reflection not actually from 1939. A more recent looky-likey I think.

Lovely

Lovely… I’ll be looking for these online!

Here’s a post for halloween…there is quite a body of literature that explores the steam engine and its association with the supernatural. The sound, fire, and fury, of the engine would certainly have terrified anyone unaccustomed to the sights and … Continue reading →