The Tunnel Through Time

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It is the largest building project in Europe today, buried deep beneath the metropolis of London. The great scheme for Crossrail, offering high-speed links across the capital, has been a dream on planners’ desks for decades, but is fast becoming a reality, as the tunnelling and earth-shifting machines have moved inexorably, like underground monsters, from opposing directions to their final meeting point. Soon the hoardings that guard the surface works will make way for light-filled stations, and the ‘Elizabeth line’ will be complete. Focusing on key Crossrail points, Gillian Tindall traces the course of the new line which is also the route of countless long-past journeys in and out of the capital.

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Description

Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who’ve lived above London’s newest trainline.

Crossrail, or the ‘Elizabeth’ line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through the former countryside, into the capital, and out again. Throughout The Tunnel Through Time, renowned historian Gillian Tindall uncovers the lives of those who walked this ancient path.

These people spoke the names of ancient farms, manors and slums that now belong to our squares and tube stations. Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Tindall traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.

‘Enchanting’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Deftly weaves together archaeology, social history, politics, myth, religion and philosophy’ The Times

‘Fully of lively vignettes’ Spectator

Additional information

Weight 223 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 19 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback
Pages

306
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

942.1 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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