Victorian Pumping Stations

Victorian pumping stations are colourful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose highly decorative cast-iron frames, built to encage powerful steam engines. They are glorious buildings which display the Victorians'' architectural confidence and engineering skills. More than that, they represent a key part of the story of urban development and how our towns and cities were shaped in this period of ground-breaking invention and civic pride. In this illustrated guide, Trevor Yorke tells the story of Victorian pumping stations and explains why they were built in such a flamboyant manner, describing their architectural features and showing how their mighty steam engines worked. He includes examples of their glorious interior decoration from pumping stations across the country and provides a detailed list of those which are open to visitors.>

Product details

• Authors: Trevor Yorke, Trevor (Author) Yorke, Yorke Trevor
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.05.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781784422684
• ISBN: 978-1-78442-268-4
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions (packing): 14.6 x 20.6 x 0.8 cm
• Series: Shire Library > 846; Shire Library
• Subjects: History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history