Book description
A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain,
from The Sunday Times bestseller.
One of the earliest railway freight routes in Britain, the Buxton to
London line was built to whisk goods to the nation's capital. Starting
at the elegant spa town of Buxton, Michael Portillo travels through
Britain's industrial heartland, visiting the site of Awkwright's first
mill at Cromford, the home of brewing, Burton-on-Trent, and Bournville,
forever associated with chocolate. His final destination is the
newly-restored St Pancras Station, flanked by the extravagantly Gothic
Midland Grand Hotel.
Places visited: Buxton, Dark Peak, Matlock Bath, Cromford, Derby,
Burton-on-Trent, Walsall, Birmingham, Bournville, Coventry, Aylesbury,
Watford and London.
This individual journey is one of a series taken from the bestselling
books Great British Railway Journeys and Great Victorian Railway
Journeys that accompany the highly successful BBC Two series. Michael
Portillo follows the famous George Bradshaw railway guides in railway
journeys across the length and breadth of the country, discovering
spectacular scenery and stunning architecture and exploring local
history and industry. 'A colourful insight into Britain over the last
150 years' - National Geographic Traveller Charlie Bunce has spent his
working life in broadcasting producing many award-winning programmes. He
is now Editor of Factual Programmes at talkbackTHAMES, where he produced
Grand Designs and Great British Railway Journeys.
