ASPECTS OF BARNSLEY 7
ebook

ASPECTS OF BARNSLEY 7 (ebook)

BRIAN ELLIOT

$229.00
IVA incluido
Editorial:
WHARNCLIFFE BOOKS (ORM)
ISBN:
9781783378883
Formato:
Epublication content package
Idioma:
Inglés
DRM
Si

The Aspects series takes the readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. Following on from the success of Aspects of Barnsley 6, the series continues with Aspects of Barnsley 7. Brian Elliott offers the reader a chance to become re-acquainted with the forgotten by-ways of the social history in the Barnsley area. Aspects of Barnsley 7 contains a well researched and readable history from a variety of experienced and new authors. The topics include personal accounts of local businesses such as Needham Brothers and Station Taxis; Memories of a Barnsley Childhood by an American Resident; Excerpts from Royston School log Books; Johnny Westons Monk Bretton; New Insight Concerning 2 Worsborough Collieries; Some Characters of Old Darfield; Postcards from Barnsley; and The Ancient Place-Names of the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough. All of these are captivated with fantastic illustrations, in Aspects of Barnsley 7.

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