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Stephen Humphrey - Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Remembered - 9780752433165 - V9780752433165
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Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Remembered

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Description for Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Remembered Paperback. There are few areas of London that have changed in decades as much as the dockside areas of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe. Drawing on the collection of photographs and memorabilia, this title reveals the sights and sounds of an industrial heritage that is now all but gone and an area that is now the scene of major redevelopment. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.

There are few areas of London that have changed in recent decades as much as the dockside areas of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe. As the importance of London as a shipping port declined in the post-war years many of the city's docklands began to see changes. In Bermondsey and Rotherhithe almost the whole of the riverside was once devoted to the unloading and loading of goods of all kinds from ships that arrived from all over the world.

The goods were stored in the gigantic warehouses that lined the rover and factories, with famous names, grew up to process them close to ... Read more

This book recalls the days when these communities were at the heart of British commerce and industry, and covers particularly the years from between the wars to a decade of two after the Second World War. Drawing on the excellent collection of photographs and memorabilia held in Southwark Local Studies Library, Stephen Humphrey reveals the sights and sounds of an industrial heritage that is now all but gone and an area that is now the scene of major redevelopment.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752433165
SKU
V9780752433165
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99-5

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