382 products
382 products
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time
Regular price £14.99
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time - Signed
IKB was Britain's greatest engineer. He was the man who built everything on a huge scale including Britain's biggest ship, some spectacular bridges, a tunnel under the Thames and the magnificent Great Western Railway from London to Bristol.
What's inside 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time'
Brunel left an unsurpassed legacy of industrial architecture and design, from the vaulted roof of Paddington station to the iron-hulled SS Great Britain, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge to the Tamar Bridge (which bears his name on its approaches).
His life was one of superlatives; bigger, wider, taller and faster. As the historian Dan Cruikshank put it, Brunel was quite simply 'a one-man Industrial Revolution'.
Here, John Christopher tells the story of the man and his tunnels, bridges, railways, ships and buildings, with many new illustrations accompanying the old, showing the changes time has made to Brunel's greatest legacy - the things he designed and built that we still take for granted and use every day, over a century and a half since his death.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time - the details
Author: John Christopher (signed)
Publisher: Amberley Publishing 2010
ISBN: 9781848689633
Format: Softback 96 pages
Size: 235 x 165 mm
Condition: New
Part of the Droids Books Collection
Brunel in London
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Brunel in London - Signed
Brunel and London might not seem an obvious association, but John Christopher puts the case that it was London, not Bristol, that was the most important centre of Brunel's activities.
Making the case for Brunel in London
It was here that he lived, worked and died. London is dotted with examples of his works, some obvious and some less so, from the subaquatic Thames Tunnel between Wapping to Rotherhithe where he cut his engineering teeth and was almost killed in a sudden deluge, to the Hungerford suspension bridge between Charing Cross and the South Bank - mostly forgotten but parts of it still exist - the two stations at Paddington serving the Great Western Railway main line running to the west and, of course, his final steamship, the vast Great Eastern built at Millwall, which marked the end of his career and his life.
Less familiar are Brunel's connections with the Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the two towers he built when it was relocated to Sydenham in south London.
John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Brunel, takes us on a tour of London, examining the relationship between city and engineer.
This is one in a series of books about rediscovering Brunel’s works in your area. See also Brunel in Gloucestershire, Brunel in Cornwall, and Brunel in Bristol.
Brunel in London - the details
Author: John Christopher (signed)
Publisher: Amberley Publishing 2014
ISBN: 9781445618555
Format: Softback 96 pages
Size: 235 x 165 mm
Condition: New
Part of the Droids Books Collection
Brunel in Cornwall
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Brunel in Cornwall - Signed
John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Isambard Kingdom Brunel, takes us on a tour of Cornwall which marks the extreme south-western extent of Brunel’s kingdom.
What to expect from 'Brunel in Cornwall'
Cornwall is surprisingly rich in Brunel's works. The Royal Albert Bridge, which crosses the River Tamar, connected the broad gauge network with the Cornwall and West Cornwall railways – both engineered by Brunel – to take the trains coming from Paddington all the way to Penzance via a series of over sixty spectacular timber viaducts.
The original viaducts have gone now, either modified or replaced over the years, but in many cases the masonry piers remain like rows of monolithic sentinels. As a result there is much to reward the Brunel hunter, including the branch line south to Falmouth plus many surviving examples of his railway stations. There are other connections, literally.
His Great Eastern steamship was the first vessel to successfully lay a telegraphic cable to connect Europe and the USA – a story told at the historic Porthcurno Telegraph Museum near Land’s End.
This is one in a series of books about rediscovering Brunel’s works in your area. See also Brunel in London, Brunel in Gloucestershire, and Brunel in Bristol.
Brunel in Cornwall - the details
Author: John Christopher (signed)
Publisher: Amberley Publishing 2014
ISBN: 9781445618593
Format: Softback 96 pages
Size: 235 x 165 mm
Condition: New
Part of the Droids Books Collection
Balloons At War
Regular price £19.99
Balloons At War - Gasbags, Flying Bombs & Cold War Secrets - Signed
"I hope these new mechanic meteors will prove only playthings ... and not be converted into new engines of destruction to the human race." (Horace Walpole, 1785)."
Walpole's words prove to be prophetic. Even before a balloon had left the ground, Joseph Montgolfier had seen a potential use for his new invention in attacking the English at Gibraltar.
What's inside 'Balloons At War'
The first 'air force' was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte. The American Civil, Franco-Prussian and First World Wars saw extensive use of balloons, but it was during the Second World War that barrage balloons helped prevent incursions by enemy aircraft and new, ingenious uses were found for balloons, including dropping bombs (by the Japanese against the USA), destroying enemy aircraft, and in many clandestine operations.
'Balloons At War' - The Details
Author: John Christopher (signed)
Publisher: History Press 2004
ISBN: 9780752429953
Format: Softback 224 pages
Size: 247 x 172 mm
Condition: New
Part of the Droids Books Collection
Twist & Shout Tanzanite Ring
Regular price £59.99This ring has a lot to live up to adopting the famous Beatles song name – but we think it does! It’s a perfect combination of pink, purple, silver, and gold, but the colours are soft and balanced.
Each ring has a larger tanzanite, 11mm by 15mm, and a smaller rose quartz, 8mm by 10mm. The both sit in a gold surround, with a thin silver band.
What do we love about this ring? The beautiful colour combination, and its simple elegance.
Baby Blue Silver Ring
Regular price £69.99
This ring is elegance personified, and not for the fainthearted! An extraordinary rectangle of pure natural chalcedony, which is the softest, prettiest pale blue, is set into a band of .925 silver, somewhat reminiscent in style to the 1930’s.
The stone is 30 mm by 15 mm and the ring is 25 mm tall
Milky Way Silver Ring
Regular price £64.99This, it has to be said, is a copy of a very expensive diamond ring. I’m not saying that a gemstone connoiseur couldn’t tell the difference but the average Josephine Bloggs probably could not! Eleven cubic zirconia dazzle on three silver bands that narrow to a single band at the back. To tell the truth I rather fancy one myself!
The ring is 16 mm wide.
Silver Brooch Adjustable Bracelet
Regular price £25.00For all that sparkles! Accessorise your wrist with our delicate heirloom bracelet.
Perfect as a birthday gift, bridesmaid present, or to treat yourself!
The silver broach bracelet has an adjustable chain to fit any wrist size and is made from sterling silver, with cubic zirconia stones for extra sparkle. Beautifully packaged with its own pouch and supplied in a gift box.
Limited edition – once they are gone they’re gone!!!
Brooch Rose Bracelet
Regular price £25.00For all that sparkles! Accessorise your wrist with our delicate heirloom bracelet. Perfect as a birthday gift, bridesmaid present, or to treat yourself!
The rose gold brooch bracelet has an adjustable chain to fit any wrist size and is made from sterling silver, with cubic zirconia stones for extra sparkle. Beautifully packaged with its own pouch.
Limited edition – once they're gone they’re gone!!!
Hydrangea Rose Adjustable Bracelet
Regular price £25.00For all that sparkles! Accessorise your wrist with our beautiful springtime bracelet. Perfect as a birthday gift, bridesmaid present, or to treat yourself!
The rose gold hydrangea bracelet has an adjustable chain to fit any wrist size and is made from sterling silver, with cubic zirconia stones for extra sparkle . Beautifully packaged with its own pouch and supplied in gift box.
Silver Tree of Life Bracelet
Regular price £24.95A Really Beautiful Silver Tree of Life Bracelet.
This Beautiful Tree of Life Bracelet has a dainty chain and in the front centre is a Pretty Tree of life. It is 7 1/2 inches long and the tree of life is approx 1 1/4cm .
With 15 links for the choosing, it will fit wrists large and small.
Opalite Marquise Ring
Regular price £25.99925 Silver hand made Opalite Marquise Ring.
This Opalite Marquise Ring has a Pretty 10mm x 19mm marquise cabochon which is set in a lovely silver surround which really shows off the beauty of the crystal.
It is a reasonably large yet light weight. More pictures coming soon to show the beauty of this piece.
Labradorite Marquise Ring
Regular price £35.99Nice silver hand made Labradorite Marquise Ring.
This Labradorite Marquise Ring has a Pretty 10mm x 19mm marquise cabochon which is set in a lovely silver surround which really shows off the beauty of the crystal.
It is a reasonably large yet light weight.
Just Like That - Tommy Cooper
Regular price £165.00Tommy Cooper - "Just like that!"
Anyone of a certain age will remember the late great Tommy Cooper with enormous fondness. Wearing his trademark red Fez - strictly speaking a Tarboosh - his act was a unique blend of silly comedy and magic, usually in the form of carefully choreographed failures which suckered the audience into his routine.
His enduring catchphrase, "Just like that', became universally known and widely imitated at the height of his popularity in the 1970s. Ironically his death during a live TV broadcast in April 1984 was the final curtain call for this towering figure
Tommy Cooper Medium
Mixed media on canvas - 50cm x 50cm
Tommy's Fez features a real tassel.
How to display your Tommy Cooper painting "Just like that!"
The canvas is fairly light and can be supported on just two screws in the wall. The length of screw protruding from the wall needs to be less than the thickness of the canvas.
Caring for your "Just like that!" Droids Artwork
It is advisable not to hang the paintings of the iconic Tommy Cooper in locations such as conservatories where they may be subjected to prolonged direct sunlight, and not above heat sources such as radiators.
Part of the Droids Artworks Collection
