Book description
A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain,
from The Sunday Times bestseller.
The railway line between Brighton and London bridged the gap between
capital, countryside and coast, fostering the rise of the new middle
classes created by the Industrial revolution and transforming Brighton
from a royal playground into a busy resort. Travelling through London,
Michael Portillo visits Sydenham, site of the Crystal Palace, and the
Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly, before heading northwards to Newmarket,
the home of horseracing, King's College, Cambridge and Norwich, famous
for its mustard.
Places visited: Brighton, London, Redhill, Croydon, Sydenham, Cambridge,
King's Lynn, Norwich and Cromer.
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.
