Bøger af John Hannavy

A comprehensive study of the world's transporter bridges.

Explores the achievements of some of Britain's most innovative engineers, traces the links betwen them and how their ideas collectively created 'modern Britain'. It's an engaging and profusely illustrated introduction to the men who made it all happen.

150 years ago intrepid photographers took their cameras to remote corners of the world and brought back images which amazed their peers. This text contrasts the Victorian world with our own, and looks at how our view of the world has changed in the intervening years.

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.

A reflective look at how Scotland was depicted in photographs and postcards 100-170 years ago

Presenting a selection of images, this book tells the story of the photographers who chronicled Britain's Victorian and Edwardian wars.

Presenting a collection of Victorian and Edwardian images, this book explores the growth of tourism from the 1840s until the outbreak of the First World War.

The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route.

A monograph on Fox Talbot, universally recognised as the father of modern photography.

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.