Julian Holland
Julian Angus Holland (born 1946) is an English author and artist. He grew up in Gloucester, England and fell in love with the railways at a young age. He regularly enjoyed trainspotting.
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Julian Holland
- Name
- Julian Holland
- Birth Name
- Julian Angus Holland
- Born
- 1946
- Occupation
- Author, artist
- Fields
- popular science literature · encyclopedia · book design · editing
- Languages
- English
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Julian Angus Holland (born 1946) is an English author and artist. He grew up in Gloucester, England and fell in love with the railways at a young age. He regularly enjoyed trainspotting.
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Biography
Upon leaving school, Holland trained as a graphic designer at Hornsey College of Art. He worked as a designer and an art director for a number of London-based publishing houses. He is a prolific author of works on railways and railway history, as well as on the smaller islands of the British Isles.
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• Name — Julian Holland • Birth Name — Julian Angus Holland • Born — 1946 • Occupation — Author, artist
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1946
Julian Holland was born on 21 June 1946.
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• The mysterious universe (c1979) • Water under the bridge (1998) • The concise history encyclopedia (1999) • Lands of the Southern Cross (c1971) • Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts (David & Charles, 2008) • Discovering Britain's Little Trains (AA Publishing, 2008) • Great Railways of the World (AA Publishing, 2008) • The Lost Joy of Railways (David & Charles, 2009) • Discovering Scotland's Lost Railways (Waverley Books, 2009) • More Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts (David & Charles, 2010) • Discovering Scotland's Lost Local Lines (Waverley Books, 2010) • The Lost Lines of Britain (AA Publishing, 2010) • Steaming Across Britain (AA Publishing, 2011) • Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Trains & Railways (David & Charles, 2011) • Mapping the Railways; with David Spaven (Times Books, 2011) • Railway Days Out (AA Publishing, 2012) • Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Steam Age (David & Charles, 2012) • Britain's Scenic Railways (Times Books, 2012) • Dr Beeching: 50 Years On (David & Charles, 2013) • An A-Z of Famous Express Trains (David & Charles, 2013) • Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (Times Books, 2013) • Railway Day Trips (Collins, 2014) • Great Railway Journeys of the World (Times Books, 2014) • History of Britain's Railways (Times Books, 2015) • Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Railways (Rydon Publishing, 2015) • Lost Railway Walks (Collins, 2016) • All Aboard (The Times) (Harper Collins, 2021)
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