These republished guide books are full of interesting historical material from a past age of travel, the 1950's. We at Edinburghguide found the Edinburgh version fascinating,full of history from a bygone age and a real treat to read and use .....Editor
Introducing new productions of the
famous 1950s travel books -
Ward Lock Red Travel Guides - Edinburgh
Published by Cassell
Illustrated |14th July 2008 | £9.99 |Hardback
"Motorists should bear in mind that at the principle crossings traffic is
directed by light signals and that
at the West End of Princes Street and
Haymarket traffic proceeds on the circular or ‘gyratory'
principle".
In this age of
package holidays, cheap flights and European mini-breaks, it's very easy to
forget that only a few decades ago we were quite content to stay closer to home
and enjoy the home-grown charms of our own country. Now with the Ward Lock Red Travel Guides - Edinburgh you can rediscover that golden age of British travel, when the most luxurious
way to get around was via motor coach and hotel tariffs were 12/6 for a
bedroom and breakfast.
First printed
in the 1950s Ward Lock Red Travel Guides
- Edinburgh provides a delightfully nostalgic view of the experience of
travelling in Britain in gentler by-gone years and takes you right back
to an age where holidays were local, Britain was fully explored and local
history was carefully documented.
Featuring sections on the Castle, all major monuments, churches and
museums as well as seven extended walking tours of the city that you can follow
to this day, this unique travel guide offers more historical detail than most
modern tour guides. Also included are fold out maps and fantastic adverts
from the era.
- The series will cover off the
whole of the British Isles; however, the first selection to be published also
includes London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, The Lake District and The Yorkshire
Dales.
- For more information and the history of the
Ward Lock Red Guides visit www.wardlockredguides.co.uk
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