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ISBN: 9781848021198
Published by : English Heritage
Series: Informed Conservation
Although perhaps best known today as the home of Vauxhall Motors, Luton's industrial roots run much deeper. Long before it became associated with motor cars Luton was the centre of ladies' hat production in this country - a succes... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848021174
Published by : English Heritage
Series: Informed Conservation
Alston Moor is a large rural parish in Cumbria which historically both depended upon and provided important services for the agricultural and mineral industries of the North Pennines. Much of the area’s settlement is dispers... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020276
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
First hailed as a wonder of the new industrial world, to later 19th-century commentators the term 'Ancoats' in Manchester, UK became synonymous with dark satanic mills and urban poverty. This book intends to raise awareness of the wide range an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020504
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
Post-war reconstruction offered unparalleled opportunities to the developing profession of urban planners to cast off the constraints imposed by historic infrastructure and produce a new vision of urban living, expressed in rationally designed ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020436
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
The Isles of Scilly are renowned for their natural beauty, wild flowers and temperate climate, but there is another reason to visit these paradise islands. Since the 16th century, they have been in the frontline of this country's military defen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020511
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
The Garden City Movement provided a radical new model for the design and layout of housing at the turn of the nineteenth century and set standards for the twentieth century which were of international significance. The vision of the movement's... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020306
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
This book raises awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic landscape and buildings which constitute Manningham, and the forces and trends which have contributed to its appearance over time. It tells the story, through it... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020313
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
For most of us, school was our first detailed experience of a building outside the homes of our parents, friends and relations. Many people react emotionally when their old school, charged with so many memories, is closed or demolished. Not a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020085
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
With Weymouth and Portland hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games sailing events, the profile of the area will be raised considerably in the years leading up to the Games. Weymouth's seaside history and heritage will be a focus of... .... Learn More