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Lost Bideford & District
Julia Barnes, Anthony Barnes, Peter Christie
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R485
R392
Discovery Miles 3 920
Save R93 (19%)
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Bideford is an historic port on the RiverTorridge in north Devon.
In the sixteenth century Bideford developed as a major trading port
for the American colonies and maintained its significance into the
eighteenth century. During the twentieth century the port and
shipbuilding declined Bideford although it still has a fishing
fleet. In Lost Bideford & District authors Julian and Anthony
Barnes and Peter Christie portray through the years the old bridge
in Bideford and the pier, wartime activities including the arrival
of American GIs, old businesses that have disappeared today
including factories, mines and lime kilns, lost schools, mansions,
windmills, chapels and toll houses, railways that have closed, the
changing face of neighbouring Instow and Northam, and much more.
Lost Bideford & District presents a portrait of this corner of
the South West over the last century to recent decades that has
radically changed or disappeared today, showing not only industries
and buildings that have gone but also people and street scenes,
many popular places of entertainment and much more. This
fascinating photographic history of lost Bideford and the
surrounding district will appeal to all those who live in the area
or know it well, as well as those who remember it from previous
decades.
Great Torrington, or Cheping Torrington as it was once known
(Chipping being the old name for market) was a considerable town,
even in medieval times. It grew steadily from its agricultural
roots through an industrial phase and was at the centre of road,
canal and railway links. In Victorian times it had mills for corn,
sawmills, grist mills and tucking mills, lime kilns and a
glove-making factory, which employed 1,000 people, mostly in their
own homes. Then there was a fell mongers and skivers works for
curing the chamois leather to supply the glove factory. In the
twentieth century a giant milk and butter processing plant and
glass works were built here. One of Devon's largest land owners,
the Rolles, made their home here in the grandest house in North
Devon, Stevenstone, and they still live in the area at Heanton
Satchville. Further back in history, the town was the scene of a
bloody battle during the Civil War, and must be the only town in
England to have had its church accidentally blown up by gunpowder
kegs when over 200 prisoners locked up inside killed. Many
artefacts from Torrington's colourful past can still be found here:
the castle walls, built first in the thirteenth century. The
remains of the canal, built without act of Parliament by John
Rolle, in 1823, has been preserved by the Torrington Commoners and
makes an attractive walk alongside the River Torridge. Then there
was an early narrow gauge railway built to bring china clay from
the pits at Peters Marland to be distributed to the china companies
in the Midlands.
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The Ugly Puppy (Paperback)
Julia Barnes; Edited by Sue Copsey; Illustrated by Eliza Fortney
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R328
R266
Discovery Miles 2 660
Save R62 (19%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Low Carb Meals Low Carb Meals and Paleo Foods The Low Carb Meals
book features two similar diet plans, the Low Carb Diet and the
Paleo Diet. Both diets feature recipes that are naturally low in
carbohydrates and higher in proteins. Going on a low carb diet plan
with either diet helps to lose weight. It also helps to lower blood
pressure, lower cholesterol, and helps to stabilize blood glucose
levels. The main goal of anyone going on a diet should be to become
healthier first. A low carb meal plan has all the foods necessary
to be eating healthier and helping to build and maintain a healthy
lifestyle.
Low Carb Meals Low Carb Meals and Paleo Foods The Low Carb Meals
book features two similar diet plans, the Low Carb Diet and the
Paleo Diet. Both diets feature recipes that are naturally low in
carbohydrates and higher in proteins. Going on a low carb diet plan
with either diet helps to lose weight. It also helps to lower blood
pressure, lower cholesterol, and helps to stabilize blood glucose
levels. The main goal of anyone going on a diet should be to become
healthier first. A low carb meal plan has all the foods necessary
to be eating healthier and helping to build and maintain a healthy
lifestyle.
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