‘High-Speed 2’ was to be the crown jewel of British Rail. The first Intercity railway built north of London in over a century. Dogged by mismanagement, overspending and incompetence, HS2… Continue reading Off The Rails: The first major account of HS2 – and how it went so wrong – Sally Gimson
There will be a book sale in the Library hall on Monday 1st December. Pick up a bargain! Holiday reading for adults and children.
Join us for a glass of wine and some poetry. No need to register – just arrive on the evening!
Goethe remains one of the most influential figures in modern literature and thought. He was the inventor of the psychological novel, a pioneer scientist, great man of the theatre and… Continue reading Goethe His Faustian Life – A. N. Wilson
Chalk Farm is a complex tapestry of deeply gouged railway cuttings, tunnels, and relics of its industrial past, many of which have been lost over the years. The Camden Railway… Continue reading Chalk Farm Railway Lands – Peter Darley
In The Shortest History of Japan, Lesley Downer brings an expert storyteller’s eye to the sweep of Japanese history. Here are the emperors and warlords, the samurai and women warriors,… Continue reading The Shortest History of Japan – Lesley Downer
