The familiar image of Cheltenham, a large and prosperous former spa
town, world-famous on account of its Georgian and Regency
architecture, its festivals and educational establishments, masks
an earlier history. While numerous descriptions of the town have
been published over the years, most say little about the many
centuries of its existence before the 1740s, when it began to
develop as a fashionable resort. This is the fullest account ever
attempted to chronicle those centuries, from the late Saxon period
until the 18th century. In this period, Cheltenham developed into a
successful small town, ranged along a single main street, with the
market and trades serving not only its own needs but also those of
the surrounding countryside. It draws on a range of documentary
sources preserved in local and national archives, many of them
never examined in detail before. It therefore helps to explain the
foundations upon which present-day Cheltenham was constructed.
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