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Darlington: A Potted History

Af: Colin Wilkinson Engelsk Paperback

Darlington: A Potted History

Af: Colin Wilkinson Engelsk Paperback
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Darlington’s history is popularly seen as the story of Quakers and railways but there is much more to the town’s past than this. From its beginnings as a Saxon settlement, it became the southern stronghold of the land of the Prince Bishops, a market town, had its own Great Fire long before London, provided inns for travellers along the Great North Road, became an industrial centre and faced the twenty-first century with a diversified economy as the old heavy industries closed. Along the way, as the town grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, it was a group of Quaker Darlington businessmen who masterminded the beginnings of Britain’s railway system in the town.This book will look back over the centuries to uncover the fascinating history of the town. Stories of the town’s rebels, reformers, activists, benefactors, heroes and campaigners, England’s first black professional football player, as well as the lives of the ordinary folk, bring the history to life, together with illustrations to show where reminders of the town’s past can still be found.Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of the transformation that Darlington has undergone through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the town.
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Darlington’s history is popularly seen as the story of Quakers and railways but there is much more to the town’s past than this. From its beginnings as a Saxon settlement, it became the southern stronghold of the land of the Prince Bishops, a market town, had its own Great Fire long before London, provided inns for travellers along the Great North Road, became an industrial centre and faced the twenty-first century with a diversified economy as the old heavy industries closed. Along the way, as the town grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, it was a group of Quaker Darlington businessmen who masterminded the beginnings of Britain’s railway system in the town.This book will look back over the centuries to uncover the fascinating history of the town. Stories of the town’s rebels, reformers, activists, benefactors, heroes and campaigners, England’s first black professional football player, as well as the lives of the ordinary folk, bring the history to life, together with illustrations to show where reminders of the town’s past can still be found.Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of the transformation that Darlington has undergone through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the town.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781398109933
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1398109932
Kategori: Durham
Udg. Dato: 15 jul 2022
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 232mm
Højde: 165mm
Forlag: Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 jul 2022
Forfatter(e): Colin Wilkinson
Forfatter(e) Colin Wilkinson

Kategori Durham

ISBN-13 9781398109933

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 96

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 232mm

Højde 165mm

Udg. Dato 15 jul 2022

Oplagsdato 15 jul 2022

Forlag Amberley Publishing

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