Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They Are Today

About Travis Elborough

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians' Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London geography and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020 and he has also written The Bus We Loved a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Travellers Year A London Year The Long-Player Goodbye Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a Peoples Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times Sunday Times New Statesman BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster where he teaches creative writing.Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator regularly contributing to BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian. He is the author of Atlas of Improbable Places Atlas of the Unexpected and Atlas of Forgotten Places alongside numerous popular culture histories including Wish You Were Here: England on Sea and Through the Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles.