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  • Barrow-in-Furness & District: A Potted History

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series A Potted History
    In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small settlement close to Furness Abbey. The Furness peninsula is still a largely rural area, and Furness Abbey is now a ruin, but the town of Barrow-in-Furness grew during the Industrial Revolution to become an important steel producer and exporter, exploiting the mineral deposits in mines nearby and its position on the coast. Later it became a major manufacturer ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Barrow-in-Furness Reflections

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Reflections
    A reappraisal of this unique northern industrial town situated at the end of a long peninsula, Barrow-in-Furness Reflections seeks to record the changing face of the town over time. Its fortunes are in flux, and it faces huge challenges to take it forward. The evidence of the town’s ambitious and aspirational past is writ large in its buildings and community, and encouragement can be taken from ... Leer más

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  • Furness Abbey Through Time

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    The magnificent ruins of Furness Abbey are now in the care of English Heritage and attract thousands of visitors every year. Dating back to the twelfth century, the abbey was one of the wealthiest Cistercian monasteries in the country. Over the centuries, writers and artists including William Wordsworth and Turner have been inspired by the splendour of the sandstone ruins and the tranquillity of ... Leer más

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  • A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness

    Places-People-History

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series A-Z
    Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building. Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is surrounded by sea, and beyond that the Lakeland Hills, while the protective arms of Walney Island ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Barrow-in-Furness in 50 Buildings

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series In 50 Buildings
    Barrow-in-Furness has a proud and distinctive identity, embodied in the many fine buildings that have shaped this Cumbrian town. At first glance it appears to be seated firmly in the nineteenth century, but a closer inspection reveals an architectural heritage that reaches back much further than the Victorian era. Barrow-in-Furness in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant ... Leer más

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  • Lost Barrow-in-Furness

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Lost
    Barrow-in-Furness and its surroundings have changed rapidly over the last century and a half. The contrast between the old and the new is stark, and nowhere is that better illustrated than in the photographs featured in this book. Focusing on themes including work, transport, entertainment, buildings and leisure, author Gill Jepson chronicles the changing face of the town across the decades. The ... Leer más

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  • Lake Windermere, Grasmere & Coniston Water Through Time

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Lake District is by far the UK’s most popular national park. Every year some 15 million people come here to explore the region’s fells and countryside and it’s not hard to see why. Ever since the Romantic poets arrived in the nineteenth century, its panorama of craggy hilltops, mountain tarns and glittering lakes have been stirring the imaginations of visitors. Among the many writers who found ... Leer más

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  • Barrow-in-Furness Through Time

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Through Time
    Barrow-in-Furness is a small post-industrial town at the end of a long peninsula in the north of England. Its isolated location has produced a stalwart and close population. It started life as a small hamlet and grew to become an industrial leader, first in iron and steel and later in ship-building and engineering, drawing a workforce from all over the country. The ship-building industry continues ... Leer más

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  • Secret Barrow-in-Furness

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series Secret
    Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where ‘the lakes meet the sea’ provides an ancient rural backdrop revealing mysteries and tales wrapped in the mists of time, from mysterious monastic murder to raids by Robert the Bruce. It was a place popular with the Romantics; William Wordsworth visited Furness Abbey and allegedly ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Barrow-in-Furness at Work

    People and Industries Through the Years

    de Gill Jepson ...
    Series series At Work
    In the early nineteenth century Barrow-in-Furness was a small village of 200 people, but within forty years its population had risen to almost 50,000. It became a hive of Victorian enterprise and industry and gained an almost frontier reputation, coining the nickname ‘the Chicago of the North’. The discovery of iron ore and subsequent opening of the Furness Railway led to the development and ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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    London Walks is the award-winning original walking tour company. Written by the expert and knowledgeable guides who lead the walks, London Stories is the perfect way to discover the rich history of London and its hidden gems, including:Sinister London - haunted London and Jack the Ripper.Literary London - from Shakespeare to Dickens.Public Houses - the old pubs of Soho.Mystery and Secrets - the ... Leer más

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  • Narrow Gauge Railways

    de Peter Johnson ...
    Series Libro 772 - Shire Library
    Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations.Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines ... Leer más

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