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Neil Collingwood - Leek Through Time - 9781445608396 - V9781445608396
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Leek Through Time

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Description for Leek Through Time Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Leek has changed and developed over the last century. Num Pages: 96 pages, 92 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302. 96 pages, 184 Illustrations incl 92 colour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; WQP. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight: 302.
Leek is the principal town of the Staffordshire Moorlands and the most important centre on the south western edge of the Peak District. It stands on a hill in a large bend in the River Churnet and is locally known as 'The Queen of the Moorlands'. The town was mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Lec' but there was certainly a settlement here well before that because the churchyard contains two crosses - one is in Mercian style but is damaged and can be dated to the 10th century while the other is a magnificent 11th century Norse style cross. In the late 18th and 19th centuries the town changed from a sleepy market town to a centre of silk weaving and several large mills were constructed, one of which can be seen looming above the road to Macclesfield. Leek boomed and the population multiplied during this time but nothing now remains of the silk industry in Leek. The town still has a lively shopping centre and a market every Wednesday and is a good centre from which to explore the south and west of the Peak.

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445608396
SKU
V9781445608396
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-47

About Neil Collingwood
Neil Collingwood was born in 1956 in Leek, Staffordshire. He developed an interest in local history following a period working as a museum attendant at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Museum after obtaining his degree in Applied Biology. He soon discovered the archive collection of old photographs that the museum held and asked for permission to catalogue them on computer. Neil has given many talks on Newcastle-under-Lyme using both old photos and his own.

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