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Description for Alton Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Alton and the surrounding villages have changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318. 96 pages. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Alton and the surrounding villages have changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WQP. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight: 318.
Alton has been a market centre for the villages that surround it for many hundreds of years and these two pictures show the changes that have taken place in the last 100 years. For most of that period a weekly Tuesday market took place in the Market Place and on 14 December 1909 it was accompanied by a Christmas Fat Stock Show. Today the Tuesday market is held in the High Street and there is no longer any livestock for sale. Instead, the stalls sell fruit, vegetables, plants, clothes, and books. On various weekends during the year there are ... Read more
Alton has been a market centre for the villages that surround it for many hundreds of years and these two pictures show the changes that have taken place in the last 100 years. For most of that period a weekly Tuesday market took place in the Market Place and on 14 December 1909 it was accompanied by a Christmas Fat Stock Show. Today the Tuesday market is held in the High Street and there is no longer any livestock for sale. Instead, the stalls sell fruit, vegetables, plants, clothes, and books. On various weekends during the year there are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing Plc
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848680760
SKU
V9781848680760
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-39
About Tony Cross
Tony is a local history author who lives in Alton, Hampshire. Jane is a local history author who lives in Alton, Hampshire. Martin is a local history author who lives in Alton, Hampshire.
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