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Telford in Old Photographs
David Trumper
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Description for Telford in Old Photographs
Paperback. Local history of Telford Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
Since 1968 the five towns of Wellington, Oakengates, Dawley, Madeley and Ironbridge, along with smaller villages and hamlets, have been melded into the new town of Telford. Even so the planners and the local population have done their utmost to preserve the identities of these settlements, some of which pre-date the Norman Conquest. It was an area of great contrast, from the rural character of Wellington in the north to the heavy industrialisation of Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge in the south.
Each settlement developed its own unique history and local folklore, which this book has tried to capture. The pace of change ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Britain in Old Photographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750927840
SKU
V9780750927840
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About David Trumper
DAVID TRUMPER was born in Shrewsbury and grew up in the town. He taught at several schools in Shropshire before his retirement in 2000. He has always had an interest in local history and photography, and has collected over 20,000 views of Shrewsbury and Shropshire, dating from 1842 up until the present day. He has had twenty-two books published, as ... Read more
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