In & Around Winchcombe Through Time - Couverture souple

Aldred, David H.; Curr, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445604094 ISBN 13 : 9781445604091

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Winchcombe, once a royal Saxon borough, lies in the secluded valley of the infant River Isbourne in the North Cotswolds. Through these pages its people and buildings are recorded over the last two hundred years. Here are the town's busy streets with their shops and public houses, many long-forgotten. We can see again the horse fairs and processions; the town's watermill, the First World War hospital and the later cottage hospital - now all gone.These images paint a mixture of continuity and change. In Winchcombe, St Peter's church remains the jewel in the crown and Sudeley Castle has risen from ruin to stately home. The arrival of the railway, its closure and restoration are charted and readers cannot fail to notice the change in road transport from horse-drawn vehicles to the ubiquitous motor car. This collection will delight all who are attracted to this picturesque Cotswold town.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

David H. Aldred is well known through his writing and lecturing on historical subjects. He has written several books on the area.

Born and raised in rural North Gloucestershire and following an education at Cheltenham Grammar School trained and qualified as a professional photographer, attending Gloucester, and then Birmingham Colleges of Art. Practised in industrial, commercial, and scientific photographer for most of career until 1989 when he was engaged to assist in the setting-up of an innovative museum project, the now World-famous Bugatti Trust at Prescott Hill, Near Cheltenham. Lifelong interests include cricket, live music, historic transport, British topography and walking the hills and vales around his native countryside.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445604094
• ISBN 13: 9781445604091
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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