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Camberwell Through Time
John D. Beasley
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Description for Camberwell Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Camberwell has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 181, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 286.
Camberwell was included in the Domesday Book and was the birthplace of the poet Robert Browning, and the politician Joseph Chamberlain. It was also home to authors John Ruskin and Muriel Spark. Mendolssohn was inspired to write his Spring Song, originally entitled Camberwell Green, while staying at Denmark Hill where Ruskin Park is today. The Camberwell Beauty butterfly was first recorded in England in 1748 near rural Camberwell. Windmills and the Grand Surrey Canal no longer exist but photographs in this well illustrated book show many changes that have happened since the nineteenth century. Camberwell is an important part ... Read more
Camberwell was included in the Domesday Book and was the birthplace of the poet Robert Browning, and the politician Joseph Chamberlain. It was also home to authors John Ruskin and Muriel Spark. Mendolssohn was inspired to write his Spring Song, originally entitled Camberwell Green, while staying at Denmark Hill where Ruskin Park is today. The Camberwell Beauty butterfly was first recorded in England in 1748 near rural Camberwell. Windmills and the Grand Surrey Canal no longer exist but photographs in this well illustrated book show many changes that have happened since the nineteenth century. Camberwell is an important part ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848685635
SKU
V9781848685635
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Ref
99-39
About John D. Beasley
John D. Beasley, a well-known local historian, has written a number of books on the London Borough of Southwark and has contributed over 150 local history articles to the South London Press. John has been a member of the Peckham Methodist Church since 1969 and is a Methodist Local Preacher and a Sunday School Leader. He lives in South East ... Read more
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