This talk by author, Peter Darley, will address the history and imagine a future with public access to this remarkable heritage
The book is intended to provide a historical baseline against which all future developments in the Railway Lands will be assessed.
Peter Darley is a retired civil engineer and economist who has worked in water resources and infrastructure development around the world for contractors, consultants and on a freelance basis. His most recent assignments were the logistics of gas field development in Eastern Siberia and leading a feasibility study to replenish the Dead Sea from the Red Sea. Peter founded Camden Railway Heritage Trust (CRHT) in 2007 and has carried out intensive research of the history of the Chalk Farm Railway Lands. Since then he has led countless walks, many over the heritage trail he created, written a quarterly newsletter and given many talks and lectures. He was interviewed by Michael Portillo for an episode of “Great British Railway Journeys” in January 2014. The main aim of all this activity is to open to the public the remarkable industrial and transport heritage of the area. CRHT has commissioned a feasibility study, funded by the local authority, for Stephenson Walk, a pedestrian route following the West Coast Main Line and linking the Regent’s Canal with Primrose Hill, that will provide access to key heritage. His previous publications are:• “Camden Railway Heritage Trail”, a self-published pocket guide (2009)• “Camden Goods Station though Time”, Amberley Press (2014)• “The King’s Cross Story: 200 years of history in the Railway Lands”, The History Press, (2018)
Last Updated on 16th October 2024 by Jason