Secret Swindon (e-bog) af Atkinson, Angela
Atkinson, Angela (forfatter)

Secret Swindon e-bog

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The sprawling urban conurbation that is Swindon began life as an Anglo-Saxon defensible settlement atop a limestone hill. Old Swindon would likely have remained a sleepy market town were it not for the Industrial Revolution. The subsequent acceleration in Swindon's growth began with the construction of the Wilts & Berks Canal in 1810, though the real transformative factor came between 1841 and ...
E-bog 94,21 DKK
Forfattere Atkinson, Angela (forfatter)
Udgivet 15 juli 2018
Længde 96 sider
Genrer 1DDU-GB-EWW
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781445683393
The sprawling urban conurbation that is Swindon began life as an Anglo-Saxon defensible settlement atop a limestone hill. Old Swindon would likely have remained a sleepy market town were it not for the Industrial Revolution. The subsequent acceleration in Swindon's growth began with the construction of the Wilts & Berks Canal in 1810, though the real transformative factor came between 1841 and 1842 with the historic decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Daniel Gooch to establish their Great Western Railway works in Swindon, leading to the birth of a new town: New Swindon. Today's Swindon is a surprising, multilayered, creative hotspot that is home to artists and writers of every genre and calibre. In Secret Swindon, author Angela Atkinson explores some of the lesser-known episodes and characters in the history of this Wiltshire town, bringing to life tales of those who have lived in it and the places they inhabited.