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Borough Government in Newton's Grantham
John B.Manterfield
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Description for Borough Government in Newton's Grantham
Hardcover. The minutes of the Corporation provide fascinating detail of the social and economic life of the town. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1106.
The minutes of the Corporation provide fascinating detail of the social and economic life of the town. Regulation of crafts and trades, setting the poor to work, upkeep of streets, the provision of godly ministers and schoolmasters and even the maintenance of the church fabric (notably its famous spire) were all matters of concernfor the borough government in mid-seventeenth-century Grantham. The Hall Book (1633-1704), the earliest surviving record of the proceedings of the Alderman's Court, has much to tell us about the way the Corporation administered the affairs of the town. This volume takes the story up to ... Read more
The minutes of the Corporation provide fascinating detail of the social and economic life of the town. Regulation of crafts and trades, setting the poor to work, upkeep of streets, the provision of godly ministers and schoolmasters and even the maintenance of the church fabric (notably its famous spire) were all matters of concernfor the borough government in mid-seventeenth-century Grantham. The Hall Book (1633-1704), the earliest surviving record of the proceedings of the Alderman's Court, has much to tell us about the way the Corporation administered the affairs of the town. This volume takes the story up to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
449
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910653029
SKU
V9781910653029
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Ref
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Reviews for Borough Government in Newton's Grantham
A valuable work for both family and local historians of the Grantham area... A stunning achievement.
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