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Portobello & District (Through Time)
Archie Foley
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Description for Portobello & District (Through Time)
Paperback. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Portobello and the surrounding areas have changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318. 96 pages, 180 illustrations. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Portobello and the surrounding areas have changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WQP. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight: 318.
The communities that feature in this book lie to the east of Edinburgh and all have fallen prey over the years to its inevitable expansion. Portobello accepted merger with Edinburgh in 1896 when this proudly independent burgh was not only Scotland's premier seaside resort but also boasted a strong local economy based on its thriving pottery, brick and glass manufacturing works. All of these underpinned a wide range of retail and commercial enterprises. Suburban sprawl spread to the west of Portobello in the 1930s when a mix of local authority and private housing was built over the fields of ... Read more
The communities that feature in this book lie to the east of Edinburgh and all have fallen prey over the years to its inevitable expansion. Portobello accepted merger with Edinburgh in 1896 when this proudly independent burgh was not only Scotland's premier seaside resort but also boasted a strong local economy based on its thriving pottery, brick and glass manufacturing works. All of these underpinned a wide range of retail and commercial enterprises. Suburban sprawl spread to the west of Portobello in the 1930s when a mix of local authority and private housing was built over the fields of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing Plc
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848688056
SKU
V9781848688056
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Ref
99-2
About Archie Foley
Archie Foley is known as Portobello's resident historian, as well as being part of the Portobello Reporter group. He has also served as secretary of the Portobello History Society, a position he held for twenty-one years. Margaret Munro is chairman and director of the Portobello Heritage Trust, and has also contributed to the Portobello Reporter.
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