The Tunnel Through Time - Discover the secret history of life above the Elizabeth line

Crossrail, the 'Elizabeth' line, is simply the latest way of traversing a very old east-west route through what was once countryside to the city and out again. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Gillian Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.The Tunnel Through Time uncovers the lives of those who walked where many of our streets still run. These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations. They endured the cycle of the seasons as we do; they ate, drank, worked and laughed in what are essentially the same spaces we occupy today. As Tindall expertly shows, destruction and renewal are a constant rhythm in London's story.

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Tindall
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780099587798
• ISBN: 978-0-09-958779-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; London, Greater London, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, Local History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Archaeology by period / region, Biography: historical, political and military, Trains and railways: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Railway transport industries, Industrialisation and industrial history