Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141263 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

Synopsis
Edinburgh is a city of two halves: the mediaeval city with its twisting lanes dominated by the castle and St Giles and the New Town, constructed predominantly in the 18th century, with its grandiose terraces and wide streets. As well as being Scotland's capital, also called 'the Athens of the north', Edinburgh is a major commercial and industrial city with large suburbs and a port area on the south side of the Forth estuary. In order to function as a city, Edinburgh needed an efficient public transport network and, with a network of suburban railways, now largely closed, and trams and buses courtesy of the Corporation, the city was able to operate effectively."Bygone Edinburgh" is a follow-up to Gavin Booth's "Streets of Edinburgh", recording Edinburgh in the period between 1945 and 1980, and like the earlier book, shows the ever changing streetscape of the city. Many of the 85 colour illustrations are previously unpublished and include some aspect of public transport, such as the trams (but only until 1956, when the final trams were withdrawn) and buses, with other photographs showing a wider variety of subject, including railway and street scenes.

The "Streets Of" and "Bygone" series have tapped into a rich seam of nostalgia for the lost towns and cities of the British Isles, appealing both to the transport enthusiast who find the historic views of buses and trams of interest, but also to a local audience who are fascinated by the snapshot that the books offer to their home towns. This new addition to a successful series will be sought after by all those who know Edinburgh and those with an interest in its history.

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