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Leek History Tour
Neil Collingwood
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Description for Leek History Tour
Paperback. A guided tour of this historic town of Leek, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; AJC; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124. .
Leek is the main town of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the most important centre on the south-western edge of the Peak District. It stands on a hill in a large bend in the River Churnet and is locally known as ‘the Queen of the Moorlands’. In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the town expanded as it became a centre of silk weaving, with several large mills being built, but the industry no longer survives. In Leek History Tour, local author Neil Collingwood guides readers through the streets of the town and shows how it has changed ... Read more
Leek is the main town of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the most important centre on the south-western edge of the Peak District. It stands on a hill in a large bend in the River Churnet and is locally known as ‘the Queen of the Moorlands’. In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the town expanded as it became a centre of silk weaving, with several large mills being built, but the industry no longer survives. In Leek History Tour, local author Neil Collingwood guides readers through the streets of the town and shows how it has changed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Series
History Tour
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445657714
SKU
V9781445657714
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Neil Collingwood
Neil Collingwood was born in 1956 in Leek, Staffordshire. He developed an interest in local history following a period working as a museum attendant at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Museum after obtaining his degree in Applied Biology. He soon discovered the archive collection of old photographs that the museum held and asked for permission to catalogue them on computer. Neil has given ... Read more
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