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Newcastle has a long and distinguished history through two
millennia: a Roman fortress at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall;
an important centre of monasticism; a 'royal' bulwark against
attacks and invasion from Scotland; and the principal centre for
the export of coal to London. In the 19th century it was
transformed into an elegant Georgian townscape with dramatic
streets and handsome public buildings. It and other towns on the
Tyne - Gateshead, Jarrow, Wallsend, Tynemouth, North and South
Shields - developed important industries: shipbuilding, glass and
heavy engineering. Tyneside suffered severe contraction in the 20th
century as heavy industry declined, but it has begun to reinvent
itself and create new growth shoots, not least its vibrant cultural
industries including music and art. This book takes an innovative
approach to telling the story of the area's history by focusing on
the historic maps and plans that record the growth and development
of Newcastle and Tyneside over many centuries.
This book, first published in 1987, addresses questions which have
gained new importance in the light of the continuing erosion of the
economic base and social stability of cities. The recurring riots
in inner cities are but the outward manifestation of the profound
collapse of the civic societies of our cities. This book addresses
three main issues: What has gone wrong? What successes and failures
have changes in policy had? And what should be the shape of future
urban policy? This book will be interest to students of sociology,
urban studies and human geography.
This book, first published in 1987, addresses questions which have
gained new importance in the light of the continuing erosion of the
economic base and social stability of cities. The recurring riots
in inner cities are but the outward manifestation of the profound
collapse of the civic societies of our cities. This book addresses
three main issues: What has gone wrong? What successes and failures
have changes in policy had? And what should be the shape of future
urban policy? This book will be interest to students of sociology,
urban studies and human geography.
Manchester is one the world's most iconic cities. Not only was it
the first industrial city, it can claim to be the first
post-industrial city. This book uses historic maps and unpublished
and original plans to chart the dramatic growth and transformation
of Manchester as it grew rich on its cotton trade from the late
18th century, experienced periods of boom and bust through the
Victorian period, and began its post-industrial transformation in
the 20th century. The Peterloo Massacre, the Bridgewater Canal, the
railway revolution, Trafford Park industrial estate, the Ship
Canal, Belle Vue theme park, Wythenshawe garden city, the 1996 IRA
bomb, Coronation Street, iconic football stadiums, and MediaCity
are just some of the events and places that have put Manchester on
the world's perceptual map and are explored through a wealth of
published and unpublished maps and plans in this sumptuously
illustrated cartographic history.
Playing on the marshes of the Solway Firth one day, young Alan
Edmunds could have little idea of the significance of the plane
crash he was about to witness, from the wreckage of which he pulled
an American Air Force pilot. Focusing on successive generations of
one family, Brian Robson's Snakes, Some Ladders charts the progress
of Alan, his son David, and finally his grandson Ralph, from
post-war austerity to present-day prosperity. From national service
at Catterick to university at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Alan's
journey allows his son and grandson to follow in his footsteps and
attend the same college. And, when Ralph meets a young American
woman in a taxi in Oxford, the mystery of the young airman whose
life Alan and his school friend Michael saved all those years
before can finally be solved.
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