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Author: Andrew Homer
Publisher: Historic England
Published: 2019-06-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781445691251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated history of one of Britain's most fascinating regions - the Black Country in the West Midlands. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
Author: Andrew Homer
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-06-15
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1445691264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated history of one of Britain’s most fascinating regions – the Black Country in the West Midlands. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
Author: Madge Dresser
Publisher: Historic England Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848020641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British country house has long been regarded as the jewel in the nation's heritage crown. But the country house is also an expression of wealth and power, and as scholars reconsider the nation's colonial past, new questions are being posed about these great houses and their links to Atlantic slavery.This book, authored by a range of academics and heritage professionals, grew out of a 2009 conference on 'Slavery and the British Country house: mapping the current research' organised by English Heritage in partnership with the University of the West of England, the National Trust and the Economic History Society. It asks what links might be established between the wealth derived from slavery and the British country house and what implications such links should have for the way such properties are represented to the public today.Lavishly illustrated and based on the latest scholarship, this wide-ranging and innovative volume provides in-depth examinations of individual houses, regional studies and critical reconsiderations of existing heritage sites, including two studies specially commissioned by English Heritage and one sponsored by the National Trust.
Author: Michael Pearson
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 0750951788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid You Know? Butcher Keith Boxley of Wombourne made the longest continuous sausage in 1988. It was 21.12km in length! The first general strike in the Black Country took place in 1842. The widespread public unrest was regarded nationally as the first ever general strike. Hell Lane in Sedgley was described as the 'most unruly place' in the Black Country. A woman who lived in the lane was said to have been a witch and could turn herself into a white rabbit to spy on her neighbours. The Little Book of the Black Country is a funny, fact-packed compendium of frivolous, fantastic, and simply strange information. Here we find out about the region's most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, quirky history, famous figures and literally hundreds of wacky facts. From royal visits and local celebrities, to the riotous Wednesbury protests and a particularly notorious reverend, this is a myriad of data on the Black Country, gathered together by author and local historian Michael Pearson. A handy reference and quirky guide, this engaging little book can be dipped into time and again to reveal something you never knew, making it essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Author: Elain Harwood
Publisher: Historic England
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 1848023197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor most of us, school was our first detailed experience of a building outside the homes of our parents, friends and relations. Many people react emotionally when their old school, charged with so many memories, is closed or demolished. Not all school buildings are worthy of designation, but many are major local landmarks and demonstrate an important part of our society's evolution. This book aims to raise awareness of the wide range of school buildings built in England from the Reformation to the Millennium, and discusses which buildings may be worthy of greater appreciation and preservation. It summarises the development of schools and analyses how social attitudes have been expressed in their architecture and planning. Finally, it looks at the adaptation of older schools to modern needs and new uses for schools around the country, drawing on examples of best practice from Historic Building Inspectors and Advisers.
Author: Marilyn Palmer
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781848022805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together research on the introduction of domestic technologies into country houses and their estates.
Author: Mike Evans
Publisher: Historic England Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848020993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhotographers have taken pictures of England's buildings and landscapes since the invention of the medium, making images of the traces of past societies as well as photographing the new buildings around them. They have done so for many reasons: to capture the picturesque; to make a living or a souvenir; to promote or to condemn; to record what is disappearing or to reveal what is normally hidden. The formats and types of photograph they have used have been, over time, just as various, from the rare and special image, such as the first calotype, to the ubiquitous digital photograph. Collectively these photographers, both famous and anonymous, have changed the way we see and understand our environment. This book features over 300 striking photographs from the Historic England Archive, an unparalleled collection of 9 million images on England's buildings and landscapes from the 1850s to the present. Viewed collectively, its photographic collections record the changing face of England from the beginning of photography to the present day. They form a remarkable national asset, a huge memory bank that helps us understand and interpret the past, informs the present and assists with future management and appreciation of the historic environment. With informative essays and captions by the authors, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in photography, architecture, archaeology or social history.
Author: Steve Edwards
Publisher:
Published: 2018-01-24
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780993530166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA list of words and phrases used by Black Country Folk.
Author: Jon Stobart
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781848022331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the post-Downton Abbey era, the country house has been the object of renewed interest, both scholarly and popular. The chapters in this book examine the country house in terms of its material culture, its presentation to the public, and its function as both a quotidian and a historic space, investigating in detail the consumption practices of the elite. By looking at the country house as lived space, the authors pose questions about the accumulation and arrangement of objects, the way in which rooms were used and experienced by both owners and visitors, and how this sense of "living history" can be presented meaningfully to the public.
Author: Malcolm Mason
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-05-15
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1445692023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA richly illustrated history of Herefordshire using photographs from the prestigious Historic England Archive.
