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Paperback. Born in 1871, the brainchild of Victorian entrepreneur Peter Bruff, Clacton-on-Sea was created from nothing to become one of the country's leading seaside resorts. This book deals with the growth of the town's lusty offspring from its earliest days to its height as a seaside resort from the 1920s to the 1970s. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Clacton-on-Sea's motto Lux, Salubritas, Felicitas (Light, Health and Happiness), sums up the main reason for the town's existence. Born in 1871, the brainchild of Victorian entrepreneur Peter Bruff, it was created from nothing to become one of the country's leading seaside resorts. Its name derives from the ancient farming village of Great Clacton, about a mile inland from the then desolate area known as Clacton Beach. with a short acknowledgement to its mother village, this book deals mainly with the growth of its lusty offspring from its earliest days to its height as a seaside resort from the 1920s to ... Read more
Clacton-on-Sea's motto Lux, Salubritas, Felicitas (Light, Health and Happiness), sums up the main reason for the town's existence. Born in 1871, the brainchild of Victorian entrepreneur Peter Bruff, it was created from nothing to become one of the country's leading seaside resorts. Its name derives from the ancient farming village of Great Clacton, about a mile inland from the then desolate area known as Clacton Beach. with a short acknowledgement to its mother village, this book deals mainly with the growth of its lusty offspring from its earliest days to its height as a seaside resort from the 1920s to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Archive Photographs: Images of England
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752418575
SKU
V9780752418575
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Ref
99-5
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