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Colchester The Postcard Collection
Jess Jephcott
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Description for Colchester The Postcard Collection
Paperback. Beautiful postcards capturing old Colchester in all its glory Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Picture postcards first began to appear in Colchester in 1902, used by people from all walks of life as a cheap and easy form of communication. Fortuitously, local photographers saw the opportunities provided by the cards and began capturing everyday local scenes, leaving us with now priceless snapshots of a bygone age. Said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain and the site of the first Roman city, Colchester has a story that is second to none. While the town has changed greatly over the past two millennia, the origins and history of Colchester are still very much ... Read more
Picture postcards first began to appear in Colchester in 1902, used by people from all walks of life as a cheap and easy form of communication. Fortuitously, local photographers saw the opportunities provided by the cards and began capturing everyday local scenes, leaving us with now priceless snapshots of a bygone age. Said to be the oldest recorded town in Britain and the site of the first Roman city, Colchester has a story that is second to none. While the town has changed greatly over the past two millennia, the origins and history of Colchester are still very much ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Postcard Collection
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445636672
SKU
V9781445636672
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About Jess Jephcott
Jess Jephcott has been collecting Colchester postcards for many years, though this is only a small part of his wider interest of Colchester’s incredible heritage. Jess has previously published a book on the inns, taverns and pubs of Colchester and he has been running a website dedicated to the history of Colchester for the past 14 years. This is his ... Read more
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