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Subterranean Stockport
Emma Brown
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Description for Subterranean Stockport
Paperback. A photographic journey through Stockport's history, from ancient to modern times, through its underground places. Num Pages: 96 pages, 121 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Subterranean Stockport reveals a hidden world beneath the streets of Stockport - a Greater Manchester town with a rich industrial past. It includes water tunnels from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - excavated to supply water-powered corn and silk mills - as well as caves, culverts, sewers, icehouses, and abandoned air-raid shelters. This book documents the adventures of a group of urban explorers who have spent several years investigating and photographing underground Stockport. With history, anecdotes, sketches, and over 100 colour photographs, Emma Brown has created a unique record of Stockport's forgotten places.
Subterranean Stockport reveals a hidden world beneath the streets of Stockport - a Greater Manchester town with a rich industrial past. It includes water tunnels from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - excavated to supply water-powered corn and silk mills - as well as caves, culverts, sewers, icehouses, and abandoned air-raid shelters. This book documents the adventures of a group of urban explorers who have spent several years investigating and photographing underground Stockport. With history, anecdotes, sketches, and over 100 colour photographs, Emma Brown has created a unique record of Stockport's forgotten places.
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445659985
SKU
V9781445659985
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Emma Brown
Emma Brown is an experienced caver and urban explorer, with a particular interest in photography, local history, archaeology and architecture. She has worked with Stockport Heritage Trust in promoting preservation of local landmarks. Her fascination with underground spaces has taken her into many lost and hidden locations in Stockport, and here she brings us beautiful photographs of the secret places ... Read more
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