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Ripon Through Time
Maurice Taylor
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Description for Ripon Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Ripon has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 187, 105 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Ripon's story comes alive on this tour around the city. Evidence of life here hundreds of millions of years ago, with 'Ripon' at the edge of a tropical sea, can be observed at Quarry Moor; bronze age henges are to be found to the north and east of the city; Celts and Anglo-Saxons settled between the rivers. The King of Northumbria granted land for the establishment of a monastery in the seventh century and the famous St Wilfrid's monastery acquired international renown. As a result, the church gained control of thousands of acres of land, with the ... Read more
Ripon's story comes alive on this tour around the city. Evidence of life here hundreds of millions of years ago, with 'Ripon' at the edge of a tropical sea, can be observed at Quarry Moor; bronze age henges are to be found to the north and east of the city; Celts and Anglo-Saxons settled between the rivers. The King of Northumbria granted land for the establishment of a monastery in the seventh century and the famous St Wilfrid's monastery acquired international renown. As a result, the church gained control of thousands of acres of land, with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445600031
SKU
V9781445600031
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-53
About Maurice Taylor
Maurice Taylor is a local historian who lives in Ripon. He is the author (with Alan Stride) of Ripon Through Time, published by Amberley. Alan is a local history author who lives in Ripon, North Yorkshire.
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