{"title":"Books by Michael Clemens","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781781559116","title":"The Railways of Northern England in the 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Railways of Northern England in the 1960s\u003c\/em\u003e invites the reader on a nostalgic tour of the North, from Crewe and Doncaster up to the Scottish border, taking in bustling metropolises, industrial towns, military sites, mountains, lakes, viaducts and picturesque villages. The photographs, a mixture of colour and monochrome, were taken between 1955 and 1970 and, with a few exceptions, are presented here for the very first time. Steam predominates, though diesel, electric power and even rope-worked inclines are featured, while among the locomotives you will find tramcars, an LNER paddle steamer and a four-wheeled oddity referred to as an ‘Old Steam Tar Sprayer’. This stunning collection, expertly restored and presented alongside informative commentaries, recalls the end of an era—a bygone age that, quite simply, is a joy to look back on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304025272693,"sku":"9781781559116","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781559116_a1228d6a-3db9-4291-9737-23a191b557d4.jpg?v=1786026292"},{"product_id":"9781781558348","title":"The Last Years of Steam Around North Wales","description":"Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis’s photographs were published in books and magazines and the credit ‘R. E. James-Robertson’ may be familiar to some. This book of mainly unpublished colour and black \u0026amp; white photographs has been created entirely from Ellis’s North Wales archives, it will appeal to railway enthusiasts, modellers, and those interested in local history.   The time period covered is from the mid-1950s through to the mid-1960s with steam being the predominant motive power. Much of North Wales is covered and in addition to BR standard-gauge lines, the narrow-gauge Penrhyn and Padarn slate systems are also seen.   Ellis and his wife Norah celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in 2013, and Ellis passed on in April 2015 aged 92. Their daughters, Louisa and Fiona, contacted film-maker and author Michael Clemens whose late father was a friend of Ellis’s. Ellis’s collection lives on today at films shows around the country given by the author and now in this second of a number of books using his photographic archive.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304620208501,"sku":"9781781558348","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781558348_ca66e06b-b94b-4edd-b3d5-67530581be28.jpg?v=1786026250"},{"product_id":"steam-trails-cotswolds-and-south-midlands","title":"Steam Trails: Cotswolds and South Midlands","description":"This book focuses on steam on the Cotswolds and South Midlands regions of England. Written by author and rail enthusiast Michael Clemens, this volume provides a pictorial tribute of this area's final years of steam operation.The volume provides a large selection of photographs, which were taken by the author and his father during their travels around the UK. The book also includes photographs from other collections the author has access to. As with the earlier books in the series, the volume includes a brief introduction accompanied by nearly 140 mono and colour photographs with highly detailed and informative captions. This will be sought after by railway enthusiasts nationwide.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504802603381,"sku":"9781445699943","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445699943.jpg?v=1786953720"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-michael-clemens.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}