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Kategoriename: Local History/Interest:England - Devon
Kategoriebeschreibung: PLEASE NOTE: As a small independent book seller I cannot carry more than a couple of copies of most titles. Please check before ordering that the title you require is still in stock. Most out of stock titles can usually be obtained from publishers within a few days at most

Artikelname: A History of Copper Mining in Cornwall and Devon
Artikelbeschreibung: This is the first book devoted solely to the history of the copper mines of the West of England,traces the development of the industry from its pioneer Elizabethan days through the years of greatness from 1750 to 1850-when Cornwall dominated the world's copper markets-to the final decline in the closing years of the nineteenth century; an account not only of copper mining itself but also of its associated smelting in South Wales and Bristol, and of the development of the early Cornish tramroads, engineering, and ports with which it was so closely bound up. This history of a once important but now vanished industry will be of interest to students everywhere of Britain's industrial and economic past.

Artikelname: A Shepherds Delight; memories of a downland shepherd
Artikelbeschreibung: Larry Skeats is one of the last of the traditional shepherds. For 45 years, and in all weathers, he folded the flocks in his care over the Dorset downland, using only his dogs and wattle hurdles; and at lambing time his home became a shepherd's hut. These were farming's golden years, when the great autumn sheep fairs still brought their own special character to the local market towns.A Shepherd's Delight is both a celebration of a vanishing way of life, and a modest and often amusing self-portrait of someone whose appetite for life remains undimmed.Today, Larry Skeats is well-known as the landlord of the Trooper Inn, one of the Blackmore Vale's most popular pubs.

Artikelname: Around Sidmouth
Artikelbeschreibung: When the future Queen Victoria arrived in Sidmouth in the carly years of the nineteenth century, many of the fine buildings which grace the modern town had just been built. Since then the resort has acquired an air of genteel respectability which the twentieth century with its modern tourist trade did little to remove: today, Sidmouth is one of England's loveliest seaside towns.The photographs which comprise this delightful selection bring to life the history of the town in a way mere words could never do.For, unlike the historians, the photographers were actually there when thcy clicked their shutters. What might have been a snapshot when it was taken bccomes in time the most authentic record we could have of a period which has otherwise vanished into the past. If photography was, sadly, unable to capture the visit of the infant Victoria, it has handed down to us a vivid visual reminder of the changes which have overtaken the town and its inhabitants in the last hundred years. With its emphasis on those whose lives have been spent in this corner of East Devon, this fascinating volume covers an area bounded by Newton Poppleford, Sidbury and Branscombe. For those who know the area it will bring back a host of memories; others will enjoy discovering Sidmouth's rich heritage for the first time.

Artikelname: Branch Line to Ashburton
Artikelbeschreibung:

Meandering through the beautiful Dart Valley, the branch attracted countless railway admirers. Following its closure, a group battled long to save the unique line and the extent of their success is illustrated. Many earlier views are included for comparison.

Artikelname: Branch Line to Lynton
Artikelbeschreibung: The combination of superb scenery, tiny trains and gruelling gradients has made the little line to Lynton a railway legend. Having been affectionately featured on TV many times, this album gives a lasting record of the much lamented L&B and its charming features.

Artikelname: Devon...North Devon's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: In researching this book we discovered so many fantastic period photographs of Devon's railways and stations - most of which never before published - that we have brought out two volumes on the county, North and South. As ever the mix of brilliant images and concise history will appeal to the general reader as much as to the die-hard railway fan. Among the stations featured over 55 photographs are Bow, Barnstaple, Uffculme, Bampton, Hemyock, Filleigh, Woody Bay, Lynton, Ilfracombe, Fremington, Torrington and Tavistock.

Artikelname: Devon...South Devon's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Along with the companion volume on North Devon, this is an in-depth reminder of the heyday of the railways which were once so essential to the life of the county. Histories of the closed lines are accompanied by 53 amazing photographs taken between 1900 and the late '60s. Heathfield, Princetown, Bickleigh, Lifton, Turnchapel, Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Lustleigh, Moretonhampstead, Tipton St Johns, Sidmouth, Seaton and Broad Clyst are among the stations featured.

Artikelname: The Mines of Devon
Artikelbeschreibung: This book is the most comprehensive account of the county's exploitation of Copper, Tin, Arsenic, Maganese, Iron and other Minerals since early times. Written by the leading authority on mining history in the West Country.