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Oro Editions Athens Unveiled: A Portrait of Late 19th-Century
Book SynopsisEvery year millions of travellers arrive in Athens eager to catch a glimpse of the ancient city and savour its classical heritage. But what about the late nineteenth century Athens with her neoclassical buildings, wide avenues and literary salons? An Athens where music wafted from King Otto’s palace and the aristocracy waltzed under crystal chandeliers. A city of dignitaries, scholars and architects drawing plans and reworking them, leaving their mark on every dimension of the young capital. An Athens where commoners hovered around dimly lit fires and children played in the mud amidst the ancient ruins. Where criminals settled disputes with drawn knives and prostitutes roamed the ports luring sailors into filthy, smoke-filled taverns. Where Greek refugees lived in wind-swept streets with no sewers or running water, singing about their troubles under the stars. An Athens where intellectuals, writers, poets, and artists converged in local cafés planning the future of the newly founded nation, discussing philosophy, literature, and their shared passion for reclaiming Greece for the Greeks. Athens Unveiled pays homage to the people, streets, and neighbourhoods of late nineteenth century Athens, where some of the finest neoclassical buildings still stand next to abandoned mansions, brothels, and old factories; where people still bargain the prices of clothes and produce on the old streets of commerce and where young artists create powerful murals, bringing everything about the city into sharp focus.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 9 ATHENIAN RENAISSANCE 21 FORGOTTEN GLORY 75 THE HEART OF COMMERCE 129 NEIGHBORHOODS OF ILL REPUTE 185 A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 239 MUSEUM INDEX 285 MURALISTS 293 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 297
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Taschen GmbH Vienna. Portrait of a City
Book SynopsisVienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the stately city on the Danube, has been defined by vast palaces and imperial grandeur—but behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place of genteel coffee house culture, epicurean tradition, and a heritage of both delicate and daring music, art, and design, from Johann Strauss to Egon Schiele, from Gustav Mahler to Josef Hoffmann. This volume is a treasure trove of photography from the last 175 years, following the evolution of Vienna from imperial capital to modern metropolis. Like a visual walk through time and cityscape, hundreds of carefully curated pictures trace the developments in Vienna’s built environment and the cultural and historical trends they reflect, whether the urban Gesamtkunstwerk of the 19th-century Ringstrasse or the experiments of “Red Vienna” in the 1920s, when the city had a social democrat government for the first time. Through these remarkable photographs, we discover not only the great landmarks and lesser-known corners of Vienna, but also the ubiquity and the tumult of its history. We see the cultural blossoming of the fin de siècle, when radical innovators such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Adolf Loos, and Sigmund Freud turned Vienna into a “laboratory of modernity”; the clashes of 1934; the ascent of Nazi dictatorship; and the horrors writ by the Holocaust in what was once one of the most populous and multi-ethnic cities on earth. More recently, fascinating postwar photographs explore the Vienna of the Third Man, at once a city in ruins and a hub for spies. The book closes with the most recent pictures, celebrating the emergence of today’s Vienna—one of the most attractive cities in Europe, in which rich history once again coexists with international flair and vibrant contemporary culture.Trade Review“This colourful book celebrates the emergence of today’s metropolis – one of the most attractive cities in Europe, in which rich history once again coexists with international flair and vibrant contemporary culture.” * independent.co.uk *
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The History Press Ltd Gants Hill: A History in Photographs
Book SynopsisGants Hill, a suburb of the London Borough of Redbridge, Essex, has long been a thriving community and shopping area, all centred around the famous and, at times, difficult to negotiate roundabout. Home to the iconic Moscow Metro-inspired underground station, Gants Hill is thirty-five minutes east of Oxford Circus on the Central Line. There are schools, offices, colleges, businesses, entertainment venues, religious centres, a library, and the beautiful Valentines Park, which stretches from Gants Hill to Ilford town centre.Let expert local historians Vincent Goodman and Jef Page take you on a journey with over 180 carefully selected photographs and images of Gants Hill, illustrating how it has developed over the years. The book is the first collection of its kind to be published specifically on Gants Hill and includes a comprehensive history of the area.Trade Review“The book is neatly divided into section covering streets and roads, buildings, houses, and schools. If you remember Gants Hill with affection than this is a book you will treasure.” * Essex Jewish News *
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Bokforlaget Max Strom Shipwreck
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Amberley Publishing The Midland Great Northern Joint Railway Through
Book SynopsisSteph Gillett documents the history of this fascinating line, marking the sixtieth anniversary since its closure.
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Gill A Nation is Born
Book SynopsisA fledgling nation brought to life in stunning colour.
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HarperCollins Publishers Brooklyn Then and Now
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The History Press Ltd Basingstoke in the 1960s
Book SynopsisBasingstoke in the 1960s looks at the North Hampshire town during the period in which it was drastically altered to accept the flow of population from London and other areas under the Town Development Scheme. The town centre was partially demolished to make way for a new shopping centre, a new road system was built, and various housing and industrial estates were constructed for thousands of new residents.Several local farms were acquired for the massive building project, which was to extend well into the countryside. With over 200 fascinating photographs charting Basingstoke''s growth, the book will rekindle many memories of this time of demolition and development. The social life of the town and its annual carnivals are documented, as are accidents and other news stories.The introduction gives a brief history of Basingstoke up to the 1960s, when its population suddenly increased from 16,000 to its present 150,000. The author is a local historian and freelance photographer who has taken some 4,000 photographs recording the changes to Basingstoke since 1955. He has captured the important moments of a community transforming from the old to the new.
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The History Press Ltd Winchester
Book SynopsisA history of Winchester
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The History Press Ltd Chepstow and the River Wye
Book SynopsisThe beauty of the lower reaches of the River Wye is famous. Many writers and artists have tried to capture the splendour of the scenery and the dramatic views afforded by the ruins of Tintern Abbey and Chepstow Castle. The arrival of the camera provided a new way of capturing these memorable scenes, and even today, the snapshots and postcards show remarkably similar views of the valley''s landmarks. Through the photographs in this album the viewer may travel around the town of Chepstow, cross the river to Beachley, Sedbury and Tutshill, and voyage up the Wye to Tintern stopping, like tourists of old, to look at Piercefield and explore the Wyndcliff. This selection of photographs, drawn from collections at Chepstow Museum, focuses as much on the people - working, playing and celebrating - as it does on the place. The collection of photographs is preserved at the Museum for the enjoyment and enlightenment of future generations as well.
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The History Press Oxford in the 1950s and 60s
Book SynopsisOxford in the 1950s and '60s offers a rare glimpse of life in the city during this fascinating period, which started with post-war austerity and ended with Britain becoming the music and fashion capital of the world. However, as this amazing collection of over 190 photographs, mainly from the library of Newsquest Oxfordshire, show, there is much more to these two decades than pop groups and mini skirts, and it the lives of ordinary people which have been captured by skilled photographers. Including views of Oxford's streets and buildings, shops and businesses, pubs and hotels, cafes and restaurants, the Colleges and University departments, as well as some of the villages which form the suburbs of the city, this delightful book is sure to appeal to all who remember these decades and everyone who knows and loves this vibrant city.
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The History Press Ltd Along the Mersey
Book SynopsisThe Mersey’s 70-mile journey to the Irish Sea starts with the merging of the rivers Goyt and Tame at Stockport in Greater Manchester. Soon released from this manmade constraint the Mersey continues to flow unimpeded for the remainder of its journey – flowing past Warrington and through the Runcorn Gap – into the throat of Liverpool Bay.
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Stenlake Publishing Exploring Dumfries Galloways Lost Railway
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Stenlake Publishing The Saffron Walden Branch New Edition
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Stenlake Publishing The Ingleton Branch
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Stenlake Publishing The Midland Railway Route from Wolverhampton
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Stenlake Publishing Sunderlands Railways
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Stenlake Publishing The Lane End Plateway An Early Railway in the
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Stenlake Publishing The WhitbyLoftus Line Locomotion Papers
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Stenlake Publishing The Yorkshire Lines of the LNWR
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Stenlake Publishing The Leadburn Linton and Dolphinton Railway By
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Stenlake Publishing The Mansfield Railway Serving Old King Coal Fast
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Stenlake Publishing The Isle of Wight Railway From 1923 Onwards
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Stenlake Publishing The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Oakwood
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Stenlake Publishing The Bristol to Portishead Branch
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Stenlake Publishing The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the
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Stenlake Publishing The Bessbrook and Newry Tramway
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Stenlake Publishing The Solway Junction Railway 176 Locomotion Papers
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Stenlake Publishing The Whitland Cardigan Railway
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Stenlake Publishing Northamptonshire Narrow Gauge Railways in the
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Stenlake Publishing From Hereford to Three Cocks Junction The
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Stenlake Publishing The Peak Line A Pictorial Journey compiled by C
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Stenlake Publishing The Giants Causeway Tramway X2
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Stenlake Publishing The MansfieldSouthwellRolleston Railway
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Stenlake Publishing From Gloucester to Ledbury
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Stenlake Publishing Bricks and Golfers
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Stenlake Publishing Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton High Level
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Stenlake Publishing The Maryport Carlisle Railway
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Stenlake Publishing The Severn Bridge Railway
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Stenlake Publishing The Kington Lines
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Stenlake Publishing The Westbury to Salisbury Line
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Stenlake Publishing The Weston Clevedon Portishead Light Railway
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Unity Print and Publishing Ltd Wild About Battersea Between the Commons
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Amberley Publishing Skipton History Tour
Book SynopsisA guided tour of the historic town of Skipton, showing how the areas you know and love have changed over the centuries.
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Amberley Publishing Leith Reflections
In 1560, Mary of Guise moved the Scottish Court to Leith, a site that is now Parliament Street, off Coalhill. Serving Edinburgh’s shipbuilding and repair facilities, in subsequent centuries Leith’s port saw the opening of a new Wet Dock, the first of its kind in Scotland. Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significant events have taken place. From housing the Scottish Court to seeing civil war, being the port of call for royal arrivals and becoming its own burgh, Leith has seen it all. Leith Reflections features an exciting collection of historic and modern pictures that are individually merged to reveal how the area has changed over the decades. Each of the 180 pictures in this book combines a recent colour view of Leith with the matching sepia archive scene. Through the split-image effect, readers can see how streets, buildings, the docks and everyday life have transformed with the passing of time. Local authors Jack Gillon and Fraser Parkinson present this fascinating visual chronicle that ingeniously reflects past and present glimpses of Leith. This book will be of interest to residents, visitors, local historians and all those with links to the area.
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Amberley Publishing Cork City Reflections
One hundred years ago in Ireland marked a time of change. The continuous rise of an Irish revival, debates over Home Rule and the idea of Irish identity were continuously negotiated by all classes of society. In Cork City Reflections, authors Kieran McCarthy and Daniel Breen focus on the visual changes that have taken place in the port city on Ireland’s south-west coast. Using a collection of historic postcards from Cork Public Museum and merging these with modern images they reveal how the town has changed over the decades. Each of the 180 pictures featured combines a recent colour view with the matching sepia archive scene. The authors have grouped the images under thematic headings such as main streets, public buildings, transport, and industry. Readers will be able to appreciate how Cork City has evolved and grown over the last century but also how invaluable postcards can be in understanding the past. In an age where digital photography and the internet have made capturing and sharing images so effortless, it is easy to forget that in the decades before the camera became popular and affordable, postcards were the only photographic souvenirs available to ordinary people. This book, which vividly contrasts Cork past and present, will evoke many memories and appeal to residents and visitors alike.
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Amberley Publishing Liverpool The Postcard Collection
Book SynopsisCollection of beautiful postcards capture old Liverpool in all its glory, taking the reader on an evocative journey into itâs past.
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Amberley Publishing Wolverhampton Reflections
Book SynopsisA fascinating collection of merged historic and modern images that reflect the changes in Wolverhampton through the decades.
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