High Wycombe Revisited - Softcover

Seabright, Colin J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752436783 ISBN 13: 9780752436784

Publisher: The History Press, 2005

Synopsis

This absorbing collection of images offers a nostalgic glimpse into the history of High Wycombe during the last century. Situated between the Chiltern Hills, High Wycombe's early prosperity was based on its watermills and the market which served a large surrounding area. Later, furniture making grew into a major local industry employing over a quarter of the town's population in the late Victorian era. Alongside recollections of the area's industrial heritage tie volume also recalls aspects of everyday life, from schools and churches, shops and public houses, to leisure pursuits and celebrations - including King George V's coronation celebrations in 1911. Illustrated with over 190 pictures High Wycombe Revisited recalls life in the town during the first half of the twentieth century, when much of the old town still remained.

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Synopsis

Alongside recollections of High Wycombe's industrial heritage, this volume also recalls aspects of the town's everyday life, from shops and public houses to leisure pursuits and celebrations. Illustrated with over 190 pictures, it recalls life in the town during the first half of the twentieth century, when much of the old town still remained.

Edition details

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752436783
• ISBN 13: 9780752436784
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128