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Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Through Time
Debra Gosling
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Description for Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bermondsey & Rotherhithe have changed and developed over the last century Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 274. 96 pages, 185 illustrations incl 92 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bermondsey & Rotherhithe have changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQP. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight: 304.
Two ancient areas, very different but inextricably linked by the past. Bermondsey, a name established in Saxon times had its rural abbey, farm and tanning pits. Rotherhithe, translating as a bovine landing stage, had its shipbuilding, rope works and eighteenth century maritime connections. Both places have magical tales to tell, some of which are briefly narrated in this book. There are beautiful churches, old forgotten monuments, cockney days out and tragic accounts of war.It was to Bermondsey that people flocked to find a cure for the plague, believing that vapours from the tan pits would thwart the disease. It was ... Read more
Two ancient areas, very different but inextricably linked by the past. Bermondsey, a name established in Saxon times had its rural abbey, farm and tanning pits. Rotherhithe, translating as a bovine landing stage, had its shipbuilding, rope works and eighteenth century maritime connections. Both places have magical tales to tell, some of which are briefly narrated in this book. There are beautiful churches, old forgotten monuments, cockney days out and tragic accounts of war.It was to Bermondsey that people flocked to find a cure for the plague, believing that vapours from the tan pits would thwart the disease. It was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445606446
SKU
V9781445606446
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