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Wrexham at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2023
181 kr
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Wrexham is the largest town in North Wales and since 1996 has been the centre of the county borough. There is evidence of settlement and industry in the county borough since before Roman times. Significant later development took place in the fourteenth century with the growth of a small town and …
Coventry at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2025
181 kr
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Coventry has been a major centre of trade and industry since the Middle Ages. Medieval Coventry was known for making tiles, cloth, buckles, statues and stained glass. Other textile industries followed, the dyeing of cloth with the famous Coventry true blue and silk-weaving. Much later, in the …
Loughborough at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Av Lynne Dyer
Häftad, 2025
178 kr
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The market and university town of Loughborough has a long, varied and often unexpected history. In the medieval period many people worked the land or provided services necessary for everyday life, such as blacksmithing, millwrighting and stonemasonry. The town’s prosperity was due to its sustained …
Brighton at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Av Kevin Newman
Häftad, 2026
181 kr
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Brighton was a relatively small town on the south coast of England until its transformation as a resort in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Fashionable visitors led to the development of hotels and new housing and the population grew rapidly. The arrival of the railways brought more …
Newham at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2026
181 kr
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The London Borough of Newham was created in 1965 by the merger of the County Borough Councils of East Ham and West Ham. At first, industry was concentrated on the banks of the River Lea (or Lee). The coming of the railways coupled with the rise of new technologies in the Victorian era, and …
Northwich and Around at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2026
178 kr
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The town of Northwich in Cheshire has been known for its salt production for centuries. The salt mines beneath the town were exploited by the Romans through to the modern era and the vast excavations have caused major subsidence in Northwich. By the nineteenth century Northwich was also a centre of …
Letchworth Garden City at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Av Josh Tidy
Häftad, 2030
181 kr
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Founded in 1903, Letchworth Garden City is one of the world's first new towns. It was the realisation of the principles of social reformer, Ebenezer Howard, who sought to combine the best of town and country living. One of the first industries to arrive in the town in the early years was the …
Bungay at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2017
181 kr
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The small market town of Bungay, situated close to the River Waveney on the Norfolk-Suffolk border, has been continuously settled by Iron Age, Roman and Saxon communities. The town achieved considerable prominence and prosperity when the wealthy Bigod family, Earls of Norfolk, established a castle …
Salford at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Av Peter Harris
Häftad, 2018
178 kr
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Though often seen as the smaller twin of Manchester, Salford – its neighbour across the River Irwell – boasts a rich industrial heritage. Cotton and silk spinning and weaving in local mills attracted an influx of families and provided Salford with a strong economy. However, it was the completion of …
Swansea at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2030
176 kr
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Swansea’s history has been shaped by its position on the South Wales coast since its foundation in the 12th century, growing up as a trading post around the castle and exporting and importing goods from its port. From its earliest days the workforce on the ships and at the port required the town to …
Wakefield at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2020
171 kr
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Wakefield was a prosperous market town in the Middle Ages, but it was transformed by coal mining during the Industrial Revolution. Mining dominated the local economy until the last pits closed in the 1970s and 1980s.Trade in cloth and cloth finishing were also cornerstones of Wakefield’s economy, …
Anglesey at Work
People and Industries Through the Years
Häftad, 2023
181 kr
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The island of Anglesey, lying off the coast of north-west Wales, has experienced waves of invasions over the centuries. Its inhabitants have worked on the land, surrounding waters and local industries through the many changes that have taken place on Anglesey up to the present day. Agriculture has …
