The Railway Goods Shed and Warehouse in England - Brossura

Minnis, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1848023286 ISBN 13: 9781848023284

Casa editrice: Historic England, 2016

Riassunto

Although railway companies typically realized higher revenues from transporting goods than passengers, the sheds and warehouses associated with goods transport have received relatively little attention. Today, these historically significant buildings are at risk of being lost due to development and demolition.  

John Minnis provides the first comprehensive catalog of surviving goods sheds, showing how their design evolved in the early days of the railways. Although the sheds had roughly the same function, there was considerable variety in their design and size, from small timber huts to the massive warehouses seen in major cities. The book also looks at how many railway companies developed standard designs for these buildings toward the end of the nineteenth century and at how traditional materials such as timber, brick, and stone gave way in the twentieth century to concrete and steel.
 

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L'autore

John Minnis is a senior investigator at Historic England and the author, most recently, of Boston, Lincolnshire.
 

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Historic England
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1848023286
• ISBN 13: 9781848023284
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 104