The Swanage Railway (Heritage Guide) from Pen & Sword Books is now available. A blend of railway heritage with visitor essentials.
Rest Less Event: 9th December 60 mins
Step into the candlelit parlours and bustling streets of Victorian Britain, where Christmas was reinvented into the celebration we know today.
This new book published by Routledge, based on the author's PhD thesis, approaches the history of railway building and its impact on economic change in a new way. Ideal for students of Victorian economic and social history.
Dr Richard Marks provides specialist expertise on the history of manufacturing including the Industrial Revolution, railway history, aviation and military history to museums, archives, production companies, publishers, businesses and individuals.
He is a regular speaker at family history societies, local history groups and groups such as WI, U3A, Probus, Rotary, Tangent and heritage organisations.
Richard is also an author and lecturer. HIs books include The Wantage Tramway and A History of British Rail Engineering Limited.
