London's Transport from Roman Times to the Present Day

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Transport systems are the lifeblood of all great cities and this is certainly true of London. As far back as Roman times, their city Londinium was the hub of a network of roads leading out to all the major centres of the time. It was the Romans who gave the city its first bridge across the Thames and its first paved roadways. This book tells the story of London’s roads and bridges and the vehicles that used them. For centuries, transport meant horse-drawn vehicles, from lumbering waggons to elegant carriages and the city had a flourishing industry, building carriages. The Industrial Revolution brought major changes, not least in the construction of more and more bridges over the Thames. In the 19th century a new system appeared with the arrival of the railways, and the many stations that are such prominent features of the cityscape. The story continues into the 20th century, when, for a time, the city was also home to some pioneering motor car manufacturers, such as Vauxhall.
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Stock Code P8586.0
Author Burton A
ISBN13 9781399085861
Format Hardback
Height(mm) 246
Width(mm) 172
Page Count 184
Pictures 140
Publication Date 28 Jul 2022
Publication Status Available
Publisher PEN & SWORD
Record last updated 13/09/2024