Chelmsford in 50 Buildings - Softcover

Reeve, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1398106852 ISBN 13: 9781398106857

Publisher: Amberley Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

The two rivers that run through Chelmsford – the Chelmer and the Can – were paramount in its making. There is evidence of early human settlements in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages and it was also a significant Roman town. Little evidence of these periods remain, but during the Middle Ages Chelmsford became an important market town and the county town of Essex and later, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a centre for industry. Although many of these industries have since closed or moved, today Chelmsford is a thriving commercial city, having been awarded its city status in 2012. Chelmsford in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating city in Essex through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. As well as Chelmsford’s landmark buildings, more everyday buildings representative of life through the ages are included, such as the old police station, administration offices, the prison, theatres, museums, sports grounds, transport buildings, monuments, public houses, a windmill, churches and schools. This book will appeal to all those who live in Chelmsford or who have an interest in the city.

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About the Author

Jim Reeve is the chair of the Brentwood Writers' Circle, and has worked in the area as a housing officer for thirty years, before that working for the Metropolitan Police. He has written two books about Chelmsford and has published six books overall. He has spent most of his life in and around the City having been sent to his grandparents in Essex to escape the bombing during the Second World War. He remembers the figure of his grandfather taking him to Chelmsford Market on a bone shaker, single-decker bus. Having spent a great deal of his childhood and working life in the area, he has been able to turn back the cover of history revealing some golden nuggets of the past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398106852
• ISBN 13: 9781398106857
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96