An in-depth look at the piers and pier railways which focuses on those who worked and walked on the pierFeatures the whole history of the pier: planning, fundin

This is the only guide to all 58 extant British seaside piers, including details of location, history and current operations, archive and contemporary photograp

Lavishly illustrated throughout, Martin Easdown tells the story of seaside Daddy-Long-Legs Railway icon.

Of all the architectural delights of British seaside resorts, the most astonishing and idiosyncratic is the seaside pier. Remarkable visual spectacles, piers ar

This is the first encyclopedia to chart the progress of Britain's railway development. It begins with primitive 17th-century wagonways, fully considers the eras