Newcastle-under-Lyme in 50 Buildings (eBook)

Mervyn Edwards (Autor)

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2019
96 Seiten
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-9184-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The Staffordshire market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme developed around the twelfth-century castle and was granted a charter by Henry II in 1173. The town's growth between the twelfth and eighteenth centuries was driven by industries including the hat-making trade and silk and cotton mills. Later industries included brick manufacturing, engineering, iron casting and coal mining. In this book, local author Mervyn Edwards highlights fifty of the town s buildings and structures that reveal its history, character and changing face across the centuries. No book on Newcastle-under-Lyme s architecture would be complete without a critical analysis of the borough s approach to building preservation and the gradual erosion of the town s visual appeal. The town still offers some architectural glories, such as the art deco Lancaster Buildings, the elegant Unitarian Meeting House and the majestic tower of St Paul s Church. Newcastle-under-Lyme in 50 Buildings highlights the treasured buildings of this Staffordshire borough.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-4456-9184-1 / 1445691841
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-9184-8 / 9781445691848