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The Village Shop (Shire Library)
Lin Bensley
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Description for The Village Shop (Shire Library)
Paperback. Once the social and commercial core of the rural community, the village shop has become as much the victim of the accelerating pace of social and economic change as the parish school and pub, and has now almost entirely disappeared from everyday life. This book charts the development and history of the village shop and it's slow demise. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Once the social and commercial core of the rural community, the village shop has become as much the victim of the accelerating pace of social and economic change as the parish school and pub, and has now almost entirely disappeared from everyday life. This book charts the development and history of the village shop and it's slow demise.
Once the social and commercial core of the rural community, the village shop has become as much the victim of the accelerating pace of social and economic change as the parish school and pub, and has now almost entirely disappeared from everyday life. This book charts the development and history of the village shop and it's slow demise.
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747806752
SKU
9780747806752
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Lin Bensley
Lin Bensley comes from a family of shopkeepers, with his parents and grandparents running a village shop. Though he has departed from family tradition by working in the engineering industry, he has had a lifelong interest in the history of retailing, and in the village shop in particular. He lives in Norfolk.
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