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Barrow-in-Furness & District: A Potted History
Engelsk Paperback
Barrow-in-Furness & District: A Potted History
Engelsk Paperback

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In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small settlement close to Furness Abbey. The Furness peninsula is still a largely rural area, and Furness Abbey is now a ruin, but the town of Barrow-in-Furness grew during the Industrial Revolution to become an important steel producer and exporter, exploiting the mineral deposits in mines nearby and its position on the coast. Later it became a major manufacturer of naval vessels, best known today for building Royal Navy submarines. The monastic movement played an important part in the settlement and economy of mediaeval Furness, not only at Furness Abbey but also Conishead Priory, alongside the manorial system. Over the centuries the area experienced Scottish incursion and other invasions, piracy and smuggling, plague, uprisings, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Civil War battles, the Quaker movement, the attention of Romantic writers and artists, railways and industrialization and the effect of both World Wars. Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of the transformation that Barrow and the surrounding area has undergone through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the area.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781398116740
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1398116742
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
15 jan 2025
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
165mm
Højde:
232mm
Forlag:
Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato:
15 jan 2025
Forfatter(e):
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