Isle of Sheppey Through Time
John Clancy
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Description for Isle of Sheppey Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Isle of Sheppey has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 179, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306. 96 pages, Approx 179 Illustrations incl 110 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Isle of Sheppey has changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQP. Dimension: 168 x 235 x 9. Weight: 310.
Each of Sheppey's towns and villages is steeped in history and heritage. The island was where British aviation was born and came of age. The former dockyard is now little more than an industrial estate and the riotous dockside area, Blue Town is today just a quiet backwater. It's now hard to think of people like Pepys, Nelson, Collingwood, et al walking the streets of Blue Town but they once did.The area connecting Blue Town to Queenborough was once a thriving community known as West Minster but that has gone, following flooding in 1953. The abbey at Minster, once the ... Read more
Each of Sheppey's towns and villages is steeped in history and heritage. The island was where British aviation was born and came of age. The former dockyard is now little more than an industrial estate and the riotous dockside area, Blue Town is today just a quiet backwater. It's now hard to think of people like Pepys, Nelson, Collingwood, et al walking the streets of Blue Town but they once did.The area connecting Blue Town to Queenborough was once a thriving community known as West Minster but that has gone, following flooding in 1953. The abbey at Minster, once the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445606477
SKU
V9781445606477
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-33
About John Clancy
John Clancy is a keen local historian and avid postcard collector. He is a member of several organisations including the Kent Archaeological Society, the Friends of Canterbury Archaeological Trust and the Sittingbourne Heritage Museum. He is also a founder member of the Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne and edits their monthly magazine The Archive. Brought up in Milton Regis John ... Read more
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