Geoff Wright – författare

Southport’s history goes back to its development as a seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in late Georgian England. Visitors arrived by the newly built Leeds and Liverpool Canal nearby, later by railway, and the town’s population grew rapidly in the nineteenth century. In Southport Murders and Misdemeanours local historian Geoff Wright reveals stories of serious crime in Southport from this period into the twentieth century. Throughout, this period the town was one of the most popular resorts in the country, drawing in day-trippers as more longer-term visitors, but also catering for its resident population. Crime was part of the story, and all layers of society could be touched by crime, sometimes with shocking and violent results.This collection of true-life crime stories gives a vivid insight into life in Southport in the past. This book will fascinate anyone with an interest in the history of crime as well as those who want to know more about the history of Southport.

The seaside town of Southport in the northwest of England attracts many visitors each year. The town was founded in 1792 from a small fishing settlement among the sand-dunes to become a fashionable Lancashire resort and grew rapidly in the 19th century. The town is justly famous for its main thoroughfare Lord Street, an elegant example of Victorian town planning, Royal Birkdale Golf Club with its art deco clubhouse and the country’s second-longest pier, but among its many other fascinating buildings can be found Victorian and Edwardian mansions, an early bath house, a bowling pavilion converted into a library, a tiny round house, the Fog Bell building and a modern and stylish Eco-centre.Southport in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating town through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, including less well known buildings tucked away, showing the changes that have taken place over the years and the stories behind them. The book will appeal to all those who live in Southport or visit the town or who have an interest in the area.

Suitable for both concept- and context-led approaches, this Revision Guide is Edexcel’s own resource for the 2008 Edexcel GCE Chemistry specification. Written by experienced examiners, it features guidance from the people who write and mark exam papers and draws on real exam data from Edexcel’s ResultsPlus service.

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