Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations

[Spreads] enthusiasm by inviting the reader to join in a game of admiration. – Christopher Howse * Telegraph *However spectacular the book’s photographs, it’s the author’s prowess as a phrase-maker that keeps you turning the pages – Richard Morrison * The Times *A most beautiful book … full of information. I’d like to travel to every one of the stations. Simon Jenkins is a blessing to the nation, keeping an eye on our buildings and making sure they are not forgotten or neglected. – Claire TomalinJenkins has unearthed a lot of gems. The photography is stunning – Christian Wolmar * Spectator *This is a cracker … a beautiful book – Chris EvansSimon Jenkins extols the virtues of 100 of them, as well as offering a brief history of the rise, fall and rise again of Britain’s railways. And he is the perfect person to do so. Excellent, enticing. – Gavin Stamp * Evening Standard *This glorious and utterly essential guide to Britain’s best railway stations is also a history of some of the remarkable - but often undersung - landmarks to our social history * The Bookseller *Masterly, perhaps a masterpiece * Independent, Books of the Year on ‘England’s Thousand Best Churches’ *Every house in England should have a copy of this book – Auberon Waugh on ‘England’s Thousand Best Churches’ * Literary Review, Book of the Century *Jenkins is, like all good guides, more than simply informative: he can be courteous and rude, nostalgic and funny, elegant, convincing and relaxed’ – Adam Nicolson on ‘England’s Thousand Best Houses’ * Evening Standard *

Simon Jenkins is author of the bestselling A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe, Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations, England’s Thousand Best Churches and England’s Thousand Best Houses. He is a former Editor of the Evening Standard and The Times, and columnist for the Guardian.

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