Download or read book Directory of Museums Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the UK written by Keith W. Reynard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 3653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and important directory incorporates some 3,200 entries. It covers all types and sizes of museums; galleries of paintings, sculpture and photography; and buildings and sites of particular historic interest. It also provides an extensive index listing over 3,200 subjects. The directory covers national collections and major buildings, but also the more unusual, less well-known and local exhibits and sites. The Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom is an indispensable reference source for any library, an ideal companion for researcher and enthusiast alike, and an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the cultural and historical collections of the UK. Features include: * Alphabetically listed entries, which are also indexed by subject for ease of reference * Entries include the name and address of the organization, telephone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, a point of contact, times of opening and facilities for visitors * A breakdown of the collections held by each organization, giving a broad overview of the main collection as a whole * Details of special collections are provided and include the period covered as well as the number of items held.

Download or read book Future Heritage UK written by Ann E. Curtis and published by Heritage Development Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the new projects under development in the United Kingdom scheduled for completion between 2008 and 2016. From small-scale visitor-center refurbishments to major multi-million pound new-build attractions, each entry includes a summary of each project, its estimated value, its development schedule, and contact details.

Download or read book Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate Cheshire written by and published by National Trust. This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering 18th century cotton mill, complete with working water wheels and looms once belonged to the wealthy Greg family. It houses the most powerful working water wheel in Europe and two 19th century mill engines. Styal Village was built by the Gregs to house the mill workers and is still a thriving community.

Download or read book A Lady of Cotton written by David Sekers and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. It was a man’s world, in which women like Hannah were barred from politics, had few rights and were expected to be little more than good, dutiful wives. Struggling to apply herself to household management, Hannah instead turned her attention to the well-being of the cotton mill workers under her husband’s control. Over the next four decades she fought to improve the education, health and welfare of cotton girls and pauper apprentices at the mill. Her legacy helped turn the north-west into the pioneering heart of reform in Britain. Here, the story of Hannah’s remarkable life is told for the first time.

Download or read book Pinning Down the Past written by Mike Corbishley and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a relatively short period of time the pursuit of archaeology has evolved from an antiquarian interest to a specialised scientific activity. Part of this evolution has always included the interest of the public and archaeologists' efforts to educate them. As each new method and technique is developed, and each new specialism is created, the challenge of making archaeology available as a learning resource grows with it. Today, for example, the issues which surround archaeology and heritage, such as the pressures of tourism on sites, now form part of many formal educational curricula. This book, the first to deal with the subject in such depth, examines the place of education and outreach within the wider archaeological community. Written by one of Britain's leading archaeological educationalists, it charts the sometimes difficult and painful growth and development of "education and archaeology". Packed full of informative and enlightening case studies, from the circus at Colchester to Sutton Hoo and Hadrian's Wall, this work examines exactly how we have reached the point we are at, where that place is and suggests areas for future development. By drawing upon many decades of experience at the front line of archaeological education, the author has produced a key text that will play a major role in the on-going development of the heritage industry"--Publisher's website.

Download or read book Historic England Cheshire written by Paul Hurley and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of one of Britain’s finest counties – Cheshire. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

Download or read book The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill written by Mary B. Rose and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1986-06-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Greg (1758-1834) was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1766 he went to Manchester to live with an uncle. By 1782 Samuel had taken over his uncle's textile firm. He married Hannah Lightbody in 1789 and in 1796 they moved to the location of his mill in Styal, Cheshire. Descendants lived in Styal, Manchester and elsewhere in England. Includes history of the family's textile business.

Download or read book The Remains of Distant Times written by David Morgan Evans and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1996 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Trust owns approximately 40,000 archaeological sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in 1995 (its centenary year) the Trust, in close co-operation with the Society of Antiquaries, held a conference designed to highlight the important part archaeology now plays in the management of its properties. Historic houses, so long identified as the main interest of the National Trust, were touched on only in so far as they offer an opportunity or provide the context for archaeological research.

Download or read book The Story of Wales written by Jon Gower and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Wales is a vibrant portrait of 30,000 years of power, identity and politics. Revisiting major turning points in Welsh history, from its earliest settlements to the present day, Jon Gower re-examines the myths and misconceptions about this glorious country, revealing a people who have reacted with energy and invention to changing times and opportunities. It's a story of political and industrial power, economic and cultural renewal- and a nation of seemingly limitless potential. The Story of Wales is an epic account of Welsh history for a new generation.

Download or read book Keeping Dixie written by Michael Hammersley and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Beauchamp realised his error before the day was out but his real mistake was to ignore his father's caution.May 1862, hopes of a quick victory in America's civil war have perished with the losses at Shiloh. Across the Atlantic, it has been six months since the Trent crisis that almost dragged Britain into the same abyss. The architect of the peace is dead and the nation is in mourning.Before he died, the so-called peacemaker devised a stratagem to punish the Federal government for its blatant aggression and it has fallen to an organisation that calls itself 'The Club' to continue his work. If all goes to plan, the political map of the world will be changed irrevocably.Except that secrets are hard to keep and rumours of Britain's duplicity have already reached Washington. An expatriate Virginian living in London has been ordered by the head of the US Secret Service to find out what the British are plotting. And stop them. By any means.Daniel Beauchamp is on a mission to warn his father's associates that their lives are in danger. He also carries a letter which could destroy the British way of life.A further complication is that Daniel stands accused of murder by an old foe from Scotland Yard who burns with hatred.Wanted by the police, hunted by Federal agents and scandalised by his association with the beautiful and wilful Matilda Adams, Daniel is in a race to find the real killers and clear his name. But the men he seeks are not the sort of people to be taken alive.

Download or read book East Cheshire Textile Mills written by Anthony Calladine and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals for the first time the importance of the role of the east Cheshire textile industry in the establishment of the factory system in Britain.

Download or read book East Cheshire Walks written by Graham Beech and published by Sigma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring photographs and maps, this title talks about walks ranging from short strolls of less than five miles on mostly flat ground towards the centre of the county to demanding hikes over the hills that rise towards the border with Derbyshire. It includes instructions and accurate historical notes.

Download or read book East Cheshire Past and Present written by John Parsons Earwaker and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Textiles Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Historian written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Built Environment Transformed written by Geoffrey Timmins and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with the remarkable changes made to the built environment in Lancashire’s main textile district – essentially the eastern and central parts of the county – during the Industrial Revolution (c1780-c1850). A case-study approach is taken, with findings from investigations at six different types of site being presented. The sites included are water-powered mill remains in the Cheesden Valley, near Rochdale; Barrow Bridge factory village, near Bolton; the former handloom weavers’ colony at Club Houses, Horwich; Preston’s Winckley Square; Eanam Wharf at Blackburn; and, to the north of Bolton, the road between Bromley Cross and Edgworth. The case studies show how, in rural and urban areas alike, developments in industry, housing and transport greatly extended the built environment and brought striking new features to it. Emphasis is placed on interpreting the physical evidence the sites provide, linking it with that taken from various types of documentary source, especially historical maps. By making comparisons with developments occurring at similar types of site elsewhere in Britain, as well as in Europe and North America, the forms the changes took are explained and their significance assessed. Additionally, insights are provided into the economic and social impact the changes brought, especially on the everyday lives that people led.

Download or read book Nick Barratt s Guide to Your Ancestors Lives written by Nick Barratt and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family history is only one part of your personal heritage - there's more to your background than who your ancestors were. This differs from most books on the market as it places this process on an equal footing with the social history that surrounds each generation, as much as the technical know-how on which records to examine, and where. This book takes you on a unique journey back in time, examining the houses, streets, communities and ways of life that shaped the world around us, and in particular the precise circumstances that made us who we are today. Furthermore, this book will not just explain how and where to undertake this personal detective process - it shows you how to organise and shape your findings, and create your own personal archive using the latest technology and online resources, and how to add your store of knowledge to the emerging social networks that allow us to create a People's Archive and tell the forgotten story of the past that never makes it into the textbooks.