Christchurch: A Pictorial History
$55.29
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2022
Summary
Christchurch owes its existence to natural features. The town is surrounded by large wide marshes at the confluence of its two rivers, the Stour and the Avon. This strategic position gave Christchurch its former name Tweoxneam… ‘the town between the rivers’. Its harbour was sheltered by nearby Hengistbury Head, an easily defensible site in more turbulent days, as well as an excellent look-out point. It was not until the 19th century that significant growth began, triggered by the advent of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750998987 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750998989 |
| Author: | Christine Taylor |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phillimore & Co Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 186mm x 246mm |
| Series: | Phillimore Editions |
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Christine Taylor
Christine Taylor is Assistant Curator of the Red House Museum and Gardens and Assistant Keeper of Biology for the Hampshire County Council Museums Service. She gained her first degree in Marine Biology and has since obtained a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies at Leicester University. She has assisted with the setting up of new galleries and a Local Resources Room at Andover Museum and has since applied herself to sorting, cataloguing and rehousing the extensive photographic collection and local history resources at the Red House Museum, as well as researching subjects of local interest for displays.
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