Welfare in Widecombe 1700-1900
Welfare in Widecombe 1700-1900

Author: Roger Claxton

Publisher: Widecombe History Group

Published:

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1916284914

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This book tells the story of early welfare provision in Widecombe-in-the-Moor on Dartmoor, Devon against the legal background in place at the time, and makes considerable use of documents from the Widecombe Parish Chest and History Group archive. Extensively illustrated. All profits from the sale of the book will be donated to local Dartmoor and Widecombe causes. Visit widecombe-in-the-moor.com/welfare for more information.

Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

Author: P.R. Wilkinson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 2991

ISBN-13: 1134474148

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This fascinating collection of traditional metaphors and figures of speech, groups expressions according to theme. The second edition includes over 1,500 new entries, more information on first known usages, a new introduction and two expanded indexes. It will appeal to those interested in cultural history and the English language.

The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory

Author: Anthony Jennings

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2009-10-28

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1441118055

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Pevsner described the pairing of church and parsonage as a feature of the English village unparalleled on the Continent. John Betjeman saw the design of rectories and vicarages as highly influential on our architecture. Forsaken by the Church but coveted by the private buyer, this is the story of these quintessentially English houses, with their combination of fine architecture, charm and character, large gardens and often splendidly rural locations. The Old Rectory examines their history, their evolution through the centuries, their many and varied styles of architecture, and their place in our heritage. It also explores the contribution made to our culture by the clerical families who once occupied these houses, and the famous people and eccentrics who have been associated with them. Finally, it considers their current role, and what the future might hold.

Landscape Perspectives
Landscape Perspectives

Author: Marc Antrop

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9402411836

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Climb a mountain and experience the landscape. Try to grasp its holistic nature. Do not climb alone, but with others and share your experience. Be sure the ways of seeing the landscape will be very different. We experience the landscape with all senses as a complex, dynamic and hierarchically structured whole. The landscape is tangible out there and simultaneously a mental reality. Several perspectives are obvious because of language, culture and background. Many disciplines developed to study the landscape focussing on specific interest groups and applications. Gradually the holistic way of seeing became lost. This book explores the different perspectives on the landscape in relation to its holistic nature. We start from its multiple linguistic meanings and a comprehensive overview of the development of landscape research from its geographical origins to the wide variety of today’s specialised disciplines and interest groups. Understanding the different perspectives on the landscapes and bringing them together is essential in transdisciplinary approaches where the landscape is the integrating concept.

Reference World Atlas
Reference World Atlas

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1465421181

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A beautifully clear, detailed, and fully revised and updated guide, DK's Reference World Atlas gives a superb overview of all the world's regions. Providing a detailed reference map set, the atlas also features computer-generated terrain-modeled maps and the landscapes, bringing an all-new dimension to cartography. This ninth edition of DK's respected Reference World Atlas includes all recent border, place name, and flag changes from around the world, including the emerging state of South Sudan.

Genesis of the White Family
Genesis of the White Family

Author: Emma Siggins White

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015528925

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

London
London

Author: Bridget Cherry

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 966

ISBN-13: 9780300107012

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The contribution of successive generations of immigrants is reflected in the variety of places of worship and cultural centres, from chapels to synagogues and mosques, while a century of social housing has produced innovative planning and architecture, now itself of historic interest." "This volume covers the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. For each area there is a detailed gazetteer and historical introduction. A general introduction provides an historical overview. Numerous maps and plans, over one hundred specially taken photographs and full indexes make this volume invaluable as both reference work and guide."--Jacket.