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Secret Barnstaple goes behind the façade of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town’s fascinating past. Barnstaple has many secrets, and as you stroll down its paths you are walking through streets steeped in history. Home of a Norman mint and a medieval centre of the woollen trade in its heyday, the town has long been key to Devonshire’s industry. There are clear reminders of the town’s past everywhere, waiting for you to stop, look and listen to their intriguing stories.On a journey through this ancient town, local historians Denise Holton and Elizabeth Hammett tells these forgotten and untold tales. You may think that you know Barnstaple, but take another look around and you will find more than you could possibly imagine.
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Barnstaple, the main town in North Devon, is quite possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom and is home to a community rich in history, ambition and achievement. The town still preserves its medieval layout. Its wealth was derived from its licence to export wool, which was also later imported from Ireland. After its harbour silted up, the growth of other industries such as sawmills, foundries and shipbuilding were established. Its Victorian market still survives and the railway is still in much use. In Barnstaple & Around: The Postcard Collection, authors Denise Holton and Elizabeth J. Hammett explore the town and its surrounding areas through the use of beautiful postcards.
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The North Devon town of Barnstaple has a claim to being the oldest borough in England. Its location on the River Taw, from which shipping could reach the Bristol Channel, enabled it to grow as a major port in the south-west of England in the Middle Ages. The wool trade brought prosperity to Barnstaple and the town that grew up around the port has a recognisable layout from this period. Although the wool trade had declined by the eighteenth century, the town developed other industries, and the surviving nineteenth-century market building is evidence of the continuing importance of Barnstaple to the surrounding area.In this book local authors Denise Holton and Elizabeth J. Hammett take the reader on a fascinating A–Z tour of the town’s history and the surrounding area, telling the story of its buildings, places and people along the way. Fully illustrated with photographs from the past and present, A–Z of Barnstaple will appeal to all those with an interest in this North Devon town.
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North Devon is famous for its rugged coastline and beautiful beaches, its dramatic moorland scenery and much more. The region is filled with places of both natural and man-made appeal. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the many delights of the area. Along the coast, from the spectacular Hartland Point where land meets the Atlantic Ocean, to the twin villages of Lynton and Lynmouth on the edge of Exmoor, there are a myriad of fascinating places to visit, including the fishing village of Clovelly with its steep streets down to the harbour and the ancient ports of Bideford and Barnstaple. Inland, North Devon has many diverse attractions, from the ancient landscape of Exmoor, forests and rural countryside, attractive market towns and villages, historic buildings and magnificent country houses and gardens.In 50 Gems of North Devon local authors Denise Holton and Elizabeth J. Hammett explore the many places and their history that make this part of the country so special.