Lost Coventry - Couverture souple

McGrory, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1398110337 ISBN 13 : 9781398110335

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Coventry has been one of the most important cities in England since the Middle Ages. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Coventry became an industrial centre, renowned for clock and watch manufacturing and later for building cars, bicycles and aircraft. Its significance drew massive air attacks during the Second World War and the historic centre of Coventry was destroyed. The city was rebuilt in the post-war era, including a new cathedral, and the city boomed, then was hard hit by industrial decline in the late twentieth century, but recent decades have seen a gradual recovery, recognised with Coventry becoming the 2021 UK City of Culture. Lost Coventry presents a portrait of this corner of the East Midlands over the last century, showing not only industries and buildings that have gone but also people and street scenes, many popular places of entertainment and much more. This fascinating photographic history of lost Coventry will appeal to all those who live in the area or know it well, as well as those who remember it from previous decades.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David McGrory is a local historian based in Coventry. He has written a number of local history books for Amberley and other publishers. David also wrote a popular column for Coventry Evening Telegraph for five years.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1398110337
• ISBN 13: 9781398110335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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