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Rochester Through Time
Robert Turcan
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Description for Rochester Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Rochester has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 326. 96 pages, 184 illustrations, 116 in colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Rochester has changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQH; WQP. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 9. Weight: 326.
Rochester lends the Medway towns a degree of class. It is the ancient core of Kent's largest conurbation. Instantly recognisable by its splendid Norman castle and beautiful cathedral, its shops abound with references to Charles Dickens - who lived and worked nearby. Historically the town was established at the lowest covenient crossing point of the river Medway. The Romans built the first bridge on their vital Watling Street route between Dover and London. Strategically important from a naval point of view Rochester was the target for an embarrassing raid by Dutch marauders in the late seventeenth century. Accordingly an expansive ... Read more
Rochester lends the Medway towns a degree of class. It is the ancient core of Kent's largest conurbation. Instantly recognisable by its splendid Norman castle and beautiful cathedral, its shops abound with references to Charles Dickens - who lived and worked nearby. Historically the town was established at the lowest covenient crossing point of the river Medway. The Romans built the first bridge on their vital Watling Street route between Dover and London. Strategically important from a naval point of view Rochester was the target for an embarrassing raid by Dutch marauders in the late seventeenth century. Accordingly an expansive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848682702
SKU
V9781848682702
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Ref
99-49
About Robert Turcan
Robert Turcan is a retired fund manager who was brought up on a fruit farm in the North Kent horticultural belt. He has a lifelong interest in local history, in the pursuit of which he has amassed a considerable collection of topographical postcards, books and maps. His appreciation of the constantly changing environment is complimented by keen amateur photography, as ... Read more
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