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History of the County of Somerset
Mary Siraut
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Description for History of the County of Somerset
Hardcover. Castle Cary is a relatively unspoilt town deep in the Somerset countryside, its narrow streets rich in late 18th and 19th-century buildings of high quality. Its famous industry, horsehair weaving, still flourishes. This book explores its history from the original castle and its lords to its rebirth as an industrial town. Editor(s): Siraut, M. C. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 78, 60 black and white, 18 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 314 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Authoritative and comprehensive account of one of Somerset's leading towns. Castle Cary is a relatively unspoilt town deep in the Somerset countryside, its narrow streets rich in high-quality late eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings. Its most famous industry, horsehair weaving, still flourishes. This volume explores its history from the original castle and its lords to its rebirth as an industrial town. It also covers many villages, among them Ansford, early home of Parson Woodforde; Kingweston, virtually recreated bythe Dickinson family; Keinton Mandeville, once famous for its paving stone quarries and as the birthplace of Henry Irving; tiny Wheathill, almost ... Read more
Authoritative and comprehensive account of one of Somerset's leading towns. Castle Cary is a relatively unspoilt town deep in the Somerset countryside, its narrow streets rich in high-quality late eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings. Its most famous industry, horsehair weaving, still flourishes. This volume explores its history from the original castle and its lords to its rebirth as an industrial town. It also covers many villages, among them Ansford, early home of Parson Woodforde; Kingweston, virtually recreated bythe Dickinson family; Keinton Mandeville, once famous for its paving stone quarries and as the birthplace of Henry Irving; tiny Wheathill, almost ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Victoria County History
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904356356
SKU
V9781904356356
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Ref
99-1
About Mary Siraut
Mary Siraut is the editor of the Victoria County History of Somerset based in the Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton. She is a historian and an archivist and has worked for the Somerset Victoria County History since 1978.
Reviews for History of the County of Somerset
[B]eautifully produced.and meticulously researched [...] This is an exemplary volume, which demonstrates the worth of the Red Books [...] It is local history of high quality, an invaluable resource not only for those looking at any community in the area, but also for anybody researching more widely one of the many themes around which it is constructed.
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