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Works : what feats sparked leaps: The gifts of civil engineering geniuses that shaped the public works of London metropolis.
It takes a collective dream, a colossally pressing issue and a civil engineering genius to design infrastructure projects that not only solve the problem of its time but also set a fine example of reliability, continuity and robustness.
‘Works’ takes the reader through some of London’s the most ingenious public works that tackled enormous challenges and fuelled growth and progress of London we know today. Through eloquent and elegantly illustrated verse it delves into Bazalgette’s sewerage system and explores Crossness Pumping station, it travels across the English Channel to Paris on the Eurostar, it examines Victorian tunnels and busy junctions, motorway networks and airports among other infrastructure projects that continue to shape the development of the UK metropolis.
Other titles in the series include
Christmas : what kindles Christingles
Seaside : what came with wave
Wildlife : where wild freestyled
Sights : what scenes may seem
Bells : what tale bells tell
Money : what the means mean
Birthday : what gifts day gives
Stations : where lines align
Bridges : what ties allies
Gravers : what bonds old bones
Streets : what bred street cred
Works : what feats sparked leaps
Eureka : what success hails progress
Markets : why stall by stalls
Musea : where heritage is leveraged
‘Works’ takes the reader through some of London’s the most ingenious public works that tackled enormous challenges and fuelled growth and progress of London we know today. Through eloquent and elegantly illustrated verse it delves into Bazalgette’s sewerage system and explores Crossness Pumping station, it travels across the English Channel to Paris on the Eurostar, it examines Victorian tunnels and busy junctions, motorway networks and airports among other infrastructure projects that continue to shape the development of the UK metropolis.
Other titles in the series include
Christmas : what kindles Christingles
Seaside : what came with wave
Wildlife : where wild freestyled
Sights : what scenes may seem
Bells : what tale bells tell
Money : what the means mean
Birthday : what gifts day gives
Stations : where lines align
Bridges : what ties allies
Gravers : what bonds old bones
Streets : what bred street cred
Works : what feats sparked leaps
Eureka : what success hails progress
Markets : why stall by stalls
Musea : where heritage is leveraged
95 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2024
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