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Around Ascot
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Description for Around Ascot
Paperback. Around Ascot Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
This compilation of over 200 photographs provides a fascinating insight into the area surrounding Ascot. Covering a five-mile radius from the ‘Starting Gate’ at Ascot, this book illustrates the humble origins of a piece of heathland which went on to gain international renown for its racecourse. The effects of the social round of the gentry at Ascot are evident in the development of cheap, infertile land into parkland and spacious houses for the wealthy. Typical of this development are buildings such as Heathfield – once the residence of Signor de Paravacini, an Italian diplomat, and Lynwood – owned by John ... Read more
This compilation of over 200 photographs provides a fascinating insight into the area surrounding Ascot. Covering a five-mile radius from the ‘Starting Gate’ at Ascot, this book illustrates the humble origins of a piece of heathland which went on to gain international renown for its racecourse. The effects of the social round of the gentry at Ascot are evident in the development of cheap, infertile land into parkland and spacious houses for the wealthy. Typical of this development are buildings such as Heathfield – once the residence of Signor de Paravacini, an Italian diplomat, and Lynwood – owned by John ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Archive Photographs: Images of England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752415734
SKU
V9780752415734
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Ref
99-10
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