Walton Past

Bryan Ellis

ISBN 10: 1860772110 / ISBN 13: 9781860772115

Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Chichester, Sussex. England, 2002

About this Item

Title page inscribed in ink by the author, "For Angela & Duncan best wishes - Bryan Ellis". The jacket is neatly stuck down to the boards with small pieces of double-sided tape and is slightly bumped in places along the top edge, otherwise fine. Details and history of the town of Walton-On-Thames in Surrey illustrated with old photographs with maps on the end papers.

Seller Inventory # 026682

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walton Past
• Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Chichester, Sussex. England
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860772110
• ISBN 13: 9781860772115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated throughout with numerous photographs
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The town has a long history. Its ford was probably used by Julius Caesar and was later controlled by the monks of Chertsey Abbey. By the time of Domesday Book there was a church and, soon after, a riverside wharf; while its 14th-century manor house still stands. In 1540 the building of nearby Oatlands Palace brought royal patronage. In the 18th century a bridge was built across the Thames and the next century brought the railway and the riverside became a centre for boating. Walton Studios brought glamour and an impressive roll of famous people. An enthralling account in a carefully researched text with superb illustrations.