{"product_id":"gasholders-national-grid-plc-9781835538494","title":"Gasholders: A History in Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003eGasholders became one of the most instantly recognisable and iconic features on the landscape since they first appeared in the early 19th century. Their simple but precise engineering, durability and flexibility allowed then to operate over a span of 200 years. They witnessed times of great social change, from the early years of the industrial revolution, through countless wars, the reign of nine monarchs, strikes, suffrage, switch to natural gas and through the turn of the millennium. Using a mixture of archive and contemporary photographs, engineering drawings, prints, paintings, adverts and diagrams, the book captures the importance of these industrial structures on the English Townscape. From their very earliest beginnings the book captures their place on the gasworks and in wider society. Evolving from simple designs on a small scale through to becoming massive features dominating skylines and becoming local landmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter take a different perspective, covering the different types, the varying landscapes they inhabited, their place in society, the engineers who designed them and the people who built them. It finishes with a glimpse of how they will be reimagined for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Grid Plc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835538495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835538494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Historic England\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"National Grid Plc","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140927377663,"sku":"9781835538494","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08b7cd50-b2d2-414c-aba0-288c6cab3261.jpg?v=1726597432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gasholders-national-grid-plc-9781835538494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}