Northwich Reflections
$40.60
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2025
Summary
Northwich: A Town Through Time
During Roman times, Northwich was known as ‘Salinae’ or the ‘salt works’, and later by the Celtic name ‘Hellath Dhu’, or the black salt town by the Ancient Britons. The Cheshire town grew up at the confluence of the River Dane and River Weaver and lies on underground salt beds, which were exploited through the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Over the years, mines were dug and later abandoned. Two other towns had an abundance of salt beneath the g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398124035 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398124036 |
| Series: | Reflections |
| Author: | Paul Hurley |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 165mm |
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Critics Review
‘A historian’s new book is providing an interesting insight into Northwich past and present with a series of side-by-side snaps of the town.’ – Northwich Guardian, August 2025
About The Author
Paul Hurley
Paul Hurley has been a freelance writer since 2002 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has had magazine, local and national newspaper credits and has written several books for Amberley on the history of Cheshire, railways and other topics. Since retiring from the police in 2002 he has amassed a CV that takes in a three-part article in the Steam World magazine, one in the Backtrack magazine and many other magazine articles not relating to the railway scene. He lives in Winsford with his wife Rose and his hobbies are writing, travel, motorcycling and classic cars.
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