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  • The Gas Tramcar

    An Idea Ahead of its Time

    by John Hannavy ...
    The Gas Tram was a short-lived phenomenon which briefly seemed to herald a new way forward in tramcar design, replacing horses and steam locomotives on the streets with quieter and smoother travel. One of the major advantages of the gas tram, according to those who proposed it, was the low capital cost of the conversion, and all without the need to install the expensive overhead catenary required ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Governor

    Controlling the Power of Steam Machines

    by John Hannavy ...
    A history of the creation and evolution of the mechanism that brought precision to the steam power and changed the world.Power without control is unusable power, and long after the invention of the steam engine, finding ways of applying that power to tasks where consistency was of paramount importance was the 'Holy Grail' which many steam engineers sought to find. It was the centrifugal governor ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Transporter Bridges

    An Illustrated History

    by John Hannavy ...
    This volume of original and historic photographs captures the story of the ingenious bridges that carried us from the Victorian era into modern times.With their moveable platforms designed to traverse busy waterways, Transporter Bridges served a brief but vital need from the late 19th century into the early 20th. Though many were planned, the huge increase in road transport quickly rendered them ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Way We Were

    by John Hannavy ...
    Brings Scotland’s colourful past to life, snapshots of life, work and play in Edwardian and Victorian Scotland An entertaining and valuable historical and social record ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The 1896 Light Railways Act

    The Law That Made Heritage Railways Possible

    by John Hannavy ...
    ‘In no other country in the world is there anything to match Britain’s love affair with the steam train; nowhere else are there so many preserved railways keeping the magic of steam alive.’ In 1896, the Light Railways Act was designed to speed up the official procedures for gaining approval to construct a railway line. Originally intended to lapse in 1901, it was extended instead, and somehow ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Scotland's Heritage

    A Photographic Journey

    by John Hannavy ...
    Scotland’s Heritage is a unique book. It combines John Hannavy’s stunning and original photography of Scotland with an engaging narrative on the country’s evolution from 4000 BC to the present day, using both the author’s own account of his travels with those of the great travel writers of the past who have explored and been moved by its landscape, architecture and people. Scotland is a country ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography

    Edited by John Hannavy ...
    The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It sets out to be the standard, definitive reference work on the subject for years to come.Its coverage is global – an important ‘first’ in that authorities from all over the world have contributed their expertise and scholarship towards ... Read more

    $825.00 USD

  • The English Seaside in Victorian and Edwardian Times

    by John Hannavy ...
    Series Book 547 - Shire Library
    Through a collection of coloured holiday photographs covering all the major and several minor resorts around England's coast, linked to selected written commentaries from Charles Dickens and many others, this book celebrates the heyday of the seaside holiday. ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • The Victorians and Edwardians at War

    by John Hannavy ...
    Series Book 674 - Shire Library
    By the time the first photographs were taken at war in the late 1840s, the idea that 'the camera cannot lie' was already firmly embedded in the Victorian psyche. 'Truthful' in a way the work of the war artist could never be, despite the initially long exposures and cumbersome equipment, cameras have been used to document war ever since the celebrated photographs of Roger Fenton in the Crimea. ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Britain's Working Coast in Victorian and Edwardian Times

    by John Hannavy ...
    Series Book 548 - Shire Library
    The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and the venue for most people's holidays.But it was also a thriving centre of industry shipbuilding and fishing, plus the numerous trades associated with dockyards, coastal transport and the leisure industry. This book travels around Britain's coast clockwise from London looking at the industries that could be found at ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • The Victorians and Edwardians at Play

    by John Hannavy ...
    Series Book 550 - Shire Library
    A picture can say a thousand words and the images caught on camera during the Victorian and Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. Take a step back between 1840 and 1910 and explore the pastimes, hobbies, sports and other entertainments enjoyed by the Victorians and Edwardians through the rich variety of photographs and vintage postcards in this ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • The Victorians and Edwardians at Work

    by John Hannavy ...
    Series Book 549 - Shire Library
    A picture can say a thousand words and the images caught on camera during the Victorian and Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. Take a step back between 1840 and 1910 and explore the world of work and working conditions experienced by the Victorians and Edwardians through the rich variety of photographs and vintage postcards in this beautiful ... Read more

    $9.69 USD