British Directories 2nd Ed
British Directories 2nd Ed

Author: Gareth Shaw

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0720123291

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A guide to the existence, whereabouts, contents, and other features of a major resource for historians, directories of trades and commerce in specific towns or districts. Enlarged to 2,222 entries from the 1989 edition to include directories published after 1856 and up to 1950 for England and Wales, including London; comprehensive coverage of all Scottish directories published before 1950; and miscellaneous directories of specific trades, which have not been included in previous bibliographies. A 60-page introduction traces the evolution and types of directories and discusses their use in historical studies. The 120 library collections visited are described. The indexes are arranged by publisher, place, and subject. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Politics, Publishing and Personalities
Politics, Publishing and Personalities

Author: Lisa Peters

Publisher: University of Chester

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13: 1905929870

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This text gives a unique insight into the world of provincial newspaper publishing in a North Wales town during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It draws together the battles to establish successful titles against the backdrop of British and Welsh politics and reveals the personalities involved in this microcosm of local society.

Clwyd: Denbighshire and Flintshire
Clwyd: Denbighshire and Flintshire

Author: Edward Hubbard

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1986-03-01

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9780300096279

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Clwyd, covering the former counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, is exceptionally rewarding in architecture. the medieval period has left a fine legacy, including castles of the time of Edward I as sophisticated as any in Europe, the monastic ruins of Basingwerk and Valle Crucis, and the distinctive local 'double-nave' type of Perpendicular church. Country houses range in size and ambition from Erddig, Kinmel and Chirk Castle to a host of lesser buildings, humbler but still of quality. Towns such as Denbigh and Ruthin, village groups and Victorian seaside resorts all add to the pattern of styles and materials, a pattern further enriched by relics of the Industrial revolution and the striking diversity of vernacular styles.