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Knutsford - A History (Paperback)
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Knutsford - A History (Paperback)
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List price R470
Loot Price R386
Discovery Miles 3 860
You Save R84 (18%)
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Knutsford owed its prosperity less to the villages served by its
market, gained with a 1292 charter, than to its surrounding
manorial estates and the Egertons of Tatton, lords of the manor,
who wielded both influence and wealth. Knutsford was given an
importance disproportionate to its size; despite having little
trade beyond agriculture and cottage industries, it held quarter
sessions from 1575 and was home to a workhouse and rural district
offices that covered a wide area. A lack of both water power and
canal doomed the town's attempt to advance the textiles industry
with a silk mill and cotton workshops. Knutsford later became a
resort for the gentry, owing to its location on the London to
Liverpool coaching route. Its 18th century Assembly Rooms at the
George inn and the races on the heath made it a popular destination
until the arrival of the railway in 1862. Knutsford can also claim
an illustrious inhabitant in Elizabeth Gaskell whose novel,
Cranford, recreates the 19th-century town through her childhood
memories. Elizabeth was married in the parish church in 1832 and is
buried at the 300-year-old Brook Street chapel. Today Knutsford
boasts a host of customs, including the May Day festival, which
started in 1864 and became 'Royal' after an 1887 visit by the
Prince and Princess of Wales. It is a popular, colourful event with
Jack-in-the-Green, maypole and Morris dancers, and the local custom
of sanding. The town's history is echoed by its buildings, which
range from timber-framed to Georgian. There are also examples of
Richard Harding Watt's unique Italianate style. Watt came to live
in the town in 1894 and drew inspiration from his Mediterranean
travels. A new edition of this charming history by the late Joan
Leach is long overdue and will interest all who know the town.
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