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Ned Williams - Netherton: Britain In Old Photographs - 9780750941822 - V9780750941822
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Netherton: Britain In Old Photographs

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Description for Netherton: Britain In Old Photographs Paperback. For years Netherton has lived in the shadow of Dudley, of which it is a part. This book aims to show that Netherton was a remarkably complete community in its own right - even though this was never recognised by the organisation of local government. This book about this neglected corner of the Black Country, contains a collection of photographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.

Netherton was once a quiet North Worcestershire village on the ancient road from Dudley to Halesowen, but grew into a thriving Black Country industrial community with a strong sense of its own identity. Its natural landscape was remoulded by man in pursuit of coal and clay, and further refined by industrialists. Nethertonians produced metal goods ranging from jews’ harps to ships’ anchors, from nails and chains to industrial boilers. Among the nineteenth-century houses, pubs and chapels vied for supremacy. But in the second half of the twentieth century the town seemed to be in decline. Today Netherton is hoping for ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750941822
SKU
V9780750941822
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About Ned Williams
Ned Williams is an exile from London who has lived in the Black Country since 1962. For thirty years he taught at Wulfrun College, and now he teaches, researches and writes on local subjects. Ned has written more than thirty books.

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