Great Railway Journeys: London to Sheffield

London to Sheffield by Rail is a fascinating record of forty different sites that can be seen from the window of a train travelling from London to Sheffield. The route runs through London (St Pancras), St Albans, Harpenden, Luton, Ampthill, Bedford, Wellingborough, Market Harborough, Leicester, Derby, Chesterfield, and finally to Sheffield.

Some of the interesting subjects looked at include St Albans city (including Verulamium, St Albans Cathedral, St Nicholas Church in Harpenden, Luton Hoo, Luton Airport, Houghton House near Ampthill, Bedford and its history, St Pauls Church in Bedford, The River Nene, and Foxton Locks on the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal. In a follow up to the highly successful London to Birmingham by Rail, this is a must read for anybody who knows and uses this line.