The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities

ISBN-13: 9780415418133 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 466 str.

John Kellett

Opis

This study, based upon detailed case histories of London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool, shows how the railways gave Victorian cities their compact shape, influenced topography and the character of their central districts.

Spis treści

1. Introduction and summary Part One: 'Natural Growth' in Urban Railways 2. Did the Victorians count social costs? 3. Railway profits and the Victorian city 4. Municipal authority and the railway companies Part Two: Case Histories 5. Birmingham 6. Manchester 7. Liverpool 8. Glasgow 9. London Part Three: The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities 10. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the city centre 11. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the inner city districts and the suburbs 12. Railways and land market

O autorze

John R. Kellett