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Biddulph
Derek Wheelhouse
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Description for Biddulph
Paperback. This fascination selection of photographs, collected over recent years from people whose families have spent their lives in Biddulph, recreates those heady, often hard days, when men toiled in the coalmines and ironworks and woman supplemented the family income spinning cotton and silk, and cutting fustain, in the local textile mills. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
This absorbing collection of archive images documents some of the major events and changes that have occurred in Biddulph during the last century. This fascinating volume recreates those heady, often hard, days when men toiled in the coalmines and ironworks and women supplemented the family income spinning cotton and silk. Remembered too are the exuberant celebrations and events, the recreation and leisure of a close-knit community. All aspects of everyday life are recalled: schools, societies, church and chapel, transport, shops, men in uniform, the Grange and the orthopaedic hospital.
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Archive Photographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752410173
SKU
V9780752410173
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Ref
99-10
About Derek Wheelhouse
Derek J. Wheelhouse, has used his extensive local knowledge to produce this evocative collection of vivid images that will both charm and captivate all Bidolfians.
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