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St Austell History Tour
Valerie Jacob
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Description for St Austell History Tour
Paperback. A guided tour of this historic town, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
St Austell History Tour takes the reader on a journey through the Cornish town of St Austell, which became the focus of mining prosperity from the Polgooth tin mine era in the eighteenth century. From the old Corn Exchange to the ‘Cornish Alps’ and beyond, Valerie Jacob explains the history behind the town’s well-known landmarks. Since then, St Austell has expanded further, with progressive new quarrying of china clay. Today, change in the townscape is a never-ending process, but reminders of its past remain.
St Austell History Tour takes the reader on a journey through the Cornish town of St Austell, which became the focus of mining prosperity from the Polgooth tin mine era in the eighteenth century. From the old Corn Exchange to the ‘Cornish Alps’ and beyond, Valerie Jacob explains the history behind the town’s well-known landmarks. Since then, St Austell has expanded further, with progressive new quarrying of china clay. Today, change in the townscape is a never-ending process, but reminders of its past remain.
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
History Tour
Condition
New
Weight
155g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445641782
SKU
V9781445641782
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-13
About Valerie Jacob
Valerie Jacob was born and grew up near St Austell and has lived in the area all her life. In 1967 she was made a bard of the Cornish Gorsedd by examination in the Cornish language. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, The Cornwall Archaeological Society and the West Country Writers’ Association. She also belongs to ... Read more
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