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A Century of the Potteries

A Century of the Potteries

Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century

by Alan Taylor
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2007

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This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in The Potteries during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during this century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of The Potteries's recent history are covered, famous occasions and individuals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. The books provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered Birkenhead and the Wirral's appearance and records the process of transformation. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs. This book recalls what The Potteries has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years of this new century.
ISBN:
9780750948999
9780750948999
Category:
Local history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2007
Language:
English
Publisher:
The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
120
Dimensions (mm):
235x165x10mm
Weight:
0.3kg
Alan Taylor

Alan Taylor is a journalist and writer. He was founding editor of The Scottish Review of Books. He has edited several acclaimed anthologies, including The Assassin's Cloak, a collection of the world's best diarists.

He is the author of Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark and the series editor of Spark's collected novels.

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