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In & Around Wigan Through Time
John Sharrock Taylor
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Description for In & Around Wigan Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Wigan and the surrounding areas have changed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
An ancient Celtic settlement, Wigan stands on the River Douglas with its face to the Pennine foothills, 8 miles south-west of Bolton and 20 miles from the South Lancashire coast. Described in 1698 as 'a pretty market town built of stone and brick', Wigan was radically transformed by the first and second industrial revolutions and, for a century or more, cotton was king. While it is well-known for its pies, its mint balls, its cup-winning rugby and soccer teams, its icons of music, stage and screen, and its thick jam butties, Wigan is even more famous for its semi-mythical pier. ... Read more
An ancient Celtic settlement, Wigan stands on the River Douglas with its face to the Pennine foothills, 8 miles south-west of Bolton and 20 miles from the South Lancashire coast. Described in 1698 as 'a pretty market town built of stone and brick', Wigan was radically transformed by the first and second industrial revolutions and, for a century or more, cotton was king. While it is well-known for its pies, its mint balls, its cup-winning rugby and soccer teams, its icons of music, stage and screen, and its thick jam butties, Wigan is even more famous for its semi-mythical pier. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445620633
SKU
V9781445620633
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-35
About John Sharrock Taylor
John Sharrock Taylor's life began in Wigan, Lancashire, England, in 1946, and what with one thing and another it still goes on to the present day. After a career as a headmaster in England, Latin America, Africa and Asia, he now lives with his wife Val and their dogs Boris (big and soppy) and Biggles (small and hyperactive) in an ... Read more
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