Battersby Hats of Stockport

Battersby Hats of Stockport

Author: Rupert Battersby

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1445663058

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Rupert Battersby explores the fascinating history of Battersby Hats.


The Saucer and the Swastika

The Saucer and the Swastika

Author: S. D. Tucker

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2022-05-15

Total Pages: 533

ISBN-13: 1398105392

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Revealing the bizarre truth behind the myth of a Nazi space fleet. If only the war had lasted another six months, then Hitler would have won ... because his scientists stood upon the very brink of inventing flying saucers.


Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture

Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture

Author: Lynn Pearson

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1785001906

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By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, factories had become an inescapable part of the townscape, their chimneys dominating urban views while their labourers filled the streets, coming and going between work and home. This book is concerned with the architecture, planning and design of those factories that were part of the second wave of the industrial revolution. The book's geographical range encompasses the whole of the British Isles while its time span covers the Victorian and Edwardian eras, 1837- 1910, and the period leading up to the First World War. It also looks back to earlier buildings and gives some consideration to the interwar years and beyond, including the fate of our factory heritage in the twenty-first century. Factories, not surprisingly given their early working conditions, have had a bad press. It is sometimes forgotten that they were often the centres of thriving local communities, while their physical presence and wonderfully varied buildings enlivened our towns and cities. It is time for a new look at factory architecture. Well illustrated with 150 colour and black & white photographs.