Historical novel set around LONDON and SOUTHERN ENGLAND 16th Century
GIVEAWAY – a copy of Platform Seven by Louise Doughty – Peterborough
22nd September 2019
We have a hardback copy of PLATFORM SEVEN by Louise Doughty for one lucky winner!
Platform Seven is new. It is also the furthest point of Peterborough Station from the entrance. It is completely deserted. The man walking along the covered walkway at 4am on this freezing November morning knows that. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic: a wall hides him from the CCTV camera’s persistent blink.
What the man fails to realise is that he is not alone, and what Lisa Evans knows, to her cost, is what his decision to be here means, as she tries and fails to stop him standing and walking to the platform edge.
Two deaths on Platform Seven. Two fatalities in eighteen months – surely they’re connected?
No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. She was after all the first of the two to die.
HOW TO ENTER:
Just tell us in the comments below this post which is your favourite and most beautiful station around the world!
Is it St Pancras in London, perhaps? Or Gare du Nord in Paris or Berlin Haupbahnhof or Grand Central in New York??? Do this by midnight, 5th October UK time and the first name out of the hat will be sent the book. It’s international.
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Meryl T is the winner
Barter Books in Alnwick ! No longer an active train station but the most fabulous pre-loved book store…. the former Ladies waiting room is now the Tea shop. Fabulous use of a former train station.
I love Kemble station in the Cotswolds always reminds me of a murder mystery!
I was blown away by Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.
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Such a beautiful building! I loved it!
I spotted Wemyss Bay railway station and fell in love! Can’t wait visit.
Madrid Atocha railway station in Spain deserves a mention for it’s incredibly impressive indoor botanical garden.
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Atocha is beautiful! I love going down all the levels to all the platforms and the botanical garden is amazing!
Grand Central Station, New York, cried the 1st time I finally got there was a dream come true and hopefully going to be where my Hubby to be and I want to get married
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Grand Central Station is beautiful! And such and iconic location in so many books and films!
I always love York station – many happy memories!
My favourite is the former Victoria Terminus, Bombay, now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. It is a beautiful Victorian building, with Gothic and Indian architectural elements. Combine that with the colourful organised chaos that is Indian railway travel, and you have an unforgettable experience.
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I completely agree Fiona, it is such a stunning building! Buying a ticket there isn’t the easiest thing to do though!
I love Victoria Station in Manchester. It doesn’t seem have changed much since Victorian times, you can almost see all the Victorians hustling and bustling in and around the fine building xx
I love the Gare d’Orsay, in Paris, which is now a museum, of course. It was built in 1900 and exhibits all the grandeur of the period- that great vaulted ceiling, the ornate clock, which is still there. It is cathedral like in its splendour and as you enter the space is simply break taking, and you can smell the steam from the old steam trains in your mind, and ‘see’ their fine iron bodies in the distance. It is filled with the most magnificent works of art, from a period in art history in which the concept of what art was was changing, just as society was, with, amongst other things, the train. There is a synergy between the building and the art which this building now houses.
Sao Bento, Porto
It’s new and definitely not historical but I love Birmingham New Street – it’s been totally redone, is huge and has so many restaurants and shops!
ive not been to many but i guess Grimsby station because if im there it means I’m going away!!!
It’s not the most beautiful, but Gare du Nord in Paris is my favourite station…Beacuse it means that I’m in Paris!
Hello! My favorite station is York station as I have happy memories of going there as a child.
I love Schipol station in Amsterdam
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It is a beautiful station Summer! Definitely agree!
Edinburgh station
I like my local station, Norwich!
Paddington, where I arrive at and depart from on my trips to London. I love the Paddington Bear bench.
I liked 30th Street Station in Philadelphia!
I have very fond memories of Birmingham New Street Station
Preston is a good station – there’s a lot of history there!
Undoubtedly it would be King’s Cross Station in London, for to the Platform 9¾ . Harry Potter love <3
I love Paddington because it is so busy with people milling around going about their day, makes me wonder what adventures they are all setting off on
St Pancras Station is absolutely stunning and definitely my favourite. The architecture outside and inside is worth a trip to see alone.
Kings Cross in London England – so much life you can see there!
Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland. Very beautiful.
simply has to be Grand Central Station in New York which is breathtaking
For me it has to be King’s Cross in London – mainly because I am a big Harry Potter fan !
St Pancras
So many fab shops and places to eat
My favourite station is King’s Cross in London. Since it was refurbished, it is full of shops, restaurants and wonderful hustle and bustle. My daughter love the Harry Potter shop. I think what I like best about it is that when I get there, I know I am home!
I like King’s Cross in London.
It has to be the iconic King’s Cross
St Pancras London
Grand Central in New York is stunning.
main station in Monte Carlo, Monaco
St Pancras station
I love St Pancras London. It’s like a little world of its own
Mumbai . . . it’s awesome
My favourite is Schipol in Amsterdam – clean, light and with good links to the centre of town
The refurbished St Pancras station is amazing! Also exciting, as you might end up in Paris, Bruges, Lille…who knows! 🙂
I never caught a train there but I walked around Grand Central Station in New York for ages utterly transfixed! I thought it was beautiful.
The most beautiful station in the world? I think Milan – a grand way to enter a grand city.
My favourite station is University station in Birmingham because it is right next to the university campus where my growing up babies live. It’s great to be able to visit in an easy journey.
Kemble station near Highgrove. We caught the train from Huntingdon to Kemble and it was a beautiful old fashioned station.
Grand Central in New York thank you for the chance [email protected]
Central Station, New York
My favorite station is Durham.
Kings Cross station is beautiful!
Victoria Station in Manchester. It still looks as amazing as it did 30 years ago. Bits have been added on but the majority is still the original architecture even down to the destination signs outside and the huge ceramic poster inside. It really is an amazing station and wreaks of nostalgia, it’s like stepping back in time.
I love going in and out of the Sirkeci Train station in Istanbul. Always a wonderful city to visit!
Atocha station in Madrid, Spain.
St Pancras has really cleaned up its act – love the shops and the combination of modern and old features
I have only been to couple stations so Paddington Station London it is.
Enjoyed Grand Central back in the 70s.
Always busy
Multiple languages
People going everywhere
I’m not really sure, as I’ve taken the train only once and it was within Canada.
so how about Platform 9 1/2 from Harry Potter! At least it’s magical?
The Kenilworth, IL station in the Union Pacific North line.
Grand Central Station in New York
I haven’t really been to train stations. I have been wanting to take a train trip though. The only train station I have personally seen was in Chicago. I would love to travel around to some of those mentioned.
For me, the most beautiful station is 30th Street in Philadelphia. I love the WWII memorial statue, but mostly I love that it always meant that I was home when I traveled by train. I have fond memories of goodbyes and welcome backs there.
My favourite station for beauty is Venice in Italy.The waterway waiting for you when you rrfive for your adventure.
I don’t have any, as I haven’t traveled.
Grand Central Station in New York is my favourite station
Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul, the end station of the Orient Express. So historic!
Kanazawa in Japan is my favourite, so eye catching in it’s design and lots of lovely shops underneath too.
The Gare du Nord in Paris – brings back so many happy memories of holidays in Paris.
The Gare du Nord in Paris.
Baker Street, not that I have ever visited but Gerry Rafferty did sing a rather catchy song about it!
Grand Central in NY is mine 🙂
Grand Central Terminal in New York. I loved looking around this station.
I loved Grand Central in New York, such incredible architecture and so big! So amazing to visit somewhere you’ve only seen in the movies or read about, this was a wow moment for me.
The old KL station in Malaysia. Designed to Victorian regulations, it looks like a stunning Indian palace yet the roof can withstand the equivalent of 3m of snow!
Durham train station
I haven’t been to many train stations but there’s something special about my local train station – Newcastle.
My favourite is actually a tram station rather than a train one. It is Colyton station, the inland end of the Seaton Tramway in Dorset. It has been beautifully restored to bring out all its historic charm, and the floral displays are wonderful.
Staveley central its were I grew up as a kid my dad worked on the railway
Favourite station is Flinders Street, Melbourne. Beautiful architecture.
My favorite train station is Gare du Nord in Paris. A gateway to dreams.
I like the Gare du Nord in Paris x
The Gare Du Nord Paris is busy but beautiful, epitomises the French capital.