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Changing Wakefield
Paul L. Dawson
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Description for Changing Wakefield
Paperback. A superb pictorial record of how Wakefield has changed over the last 100 years with many unpublished photographs Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Wakefield, the capital of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, has a long and distinguished past. It came to prominence as a centre for the cloth trade in the latter half of the 15th century, the trade in cloth becoming a major part of the town's economy until recent years. By 1880, Wakefield as a town had expanded and gained many new institutions built on the wealth of the cloth trade, coal mining and heavy industry. Changing Wakefield presents a glimpse into what the townscape of Wakefield was like at the close of the 19th century and compares it to ... Read more
Wakefield, the capital of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, has a long and distinguished past. It came to prominence as a centre for the cloth trade in the latter half of the 15th century, the trade in cloth becoming a major part of the town's economy until recent years. By 1880, Wakefield as a town had expanded and gained many new institutions built on the wealth of the cloth trade, coal mining and heavy industry. Changing Wakefield presents a glimpse into what the townscape of Wakefield was like at the close of the 19th century and compares it to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781552742
SKU
V9781781552742
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Paul L. Dawson
Paul Dawson was born in Wakefield, by profession he is an archaeologist, historian and equestrian, hold an undergraduate degree from the University of Bradford and a post graduate degree in historical research from University of Leeds. He has published over 15 books both on local history and other diverse subjects such as equine nutrition and military history.
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