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Changing Jarrow
Paul Perry
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Description for Changing Jarrow
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A nostalgic tour of Jarrow illustrated by old photographs of the town, selected from the author's quite unique and extensive collection. The images, many of which have never been published before, feature street scenes, notable buildings, social history, industry, events and transport. Jarrow was renowned as a town built on shipbuilding and steel working, courtesy of the Palmer shipbuilding empire, who reigned supreme supplying the world's fleet with more than 1000 vessels until its demise in 1933. It was this abrupt closure of the world famous shipyard which instigated the infamous 'Jarrow Crusade'. The fascination eight picture postcards which were ... Read more
A nostalgic tour of Jarrow illustrated by old photographs of the town, selected from the author's quite unique and extensive collection. The images, many of which have never been published before, feature street scenes, notable buildings, social history, industry, events and transport. Jarrow was renowned as a town built on shipbuilding and steel working, courtesy of the Palmer shipbuilding empire, who reigned supreme supplying the world's fleet with more than 1000 vessels until its demise in 1933. It was this abrupt closure of the world famous shipyard which instigated the infamous 'Jarrow Crusade'. The fascination eight picture postcards which were ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552759
SKU
V9781781552759
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99-50
About Paul Perry
Paul Perry was born and raised in Jarrow. His interest in old photographs goes back to his childhood when he became fascinated by images showing the area blackened by years of heavy industrial activity. Inspired by these visions of the past, and coupled with a fascination for cameras urged him to decide upon a career as a commercial photographer. It ... Read more
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