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Gill Jepson - Secret Barrow-in-Furness - 9781445668468 - V9781445668468
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Secret Barrow-in-Furness

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Description for Secret Barrow-in-Furness Paperback. Explore the secret history of Barrow-in-Furness through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs. Series: Secret. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where `the lakes meet the sea' provides an ancient rural backdrop revealing mysteries and tales wrapped in the mists of time, from mysterious monastic murder to raids by Robert the Bruce. It was a place popular with the Romantics; William Wordsworth visited Furness Abbey and allegedly carved his initials into the sandstone. In the municipal cemetery lies the body of an Italian countess, Mary Pepi, and her husband, Rino, a Victorian music hall quick-change artist. In the same graveyard is a memorial ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Secret
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445668468
SKU
V9781445668468
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-31

About Gill Jepson
Gill Jepson is a well known author from South Cumbria and founder member of 'Furness Abbey Fellowship' a voluntary group who work alongside English Heritage to support the abbey. She likes nothing better than exploring the beautiful Furness peninsula and this is a great inspiration for her stories. She is a keen local historian and teacher and has researched the ... Read more

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