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Book Synopsis Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country by : George Thomas Noszlopy
Download or read book Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country written by George Thomas Noszlopy and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Black Country" is an area historically known as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution—a thriving regioin built around deep coal seams, conjuring up images of fiery red furnaces by night and black, sooty citadels by day. Yet today the resource-rich region also features many striking public sculptures. This volume provides a comprehensive catalog to all of the historic sculptures and public monuments in Staffordshire and the Black Country. George Noszlopy and Fiona Waterhouse catalog each individual sculpture in detail, including information about the sculptor, the sculpture's historical and artistic significance, the commissioning agent, and the date of installation. The volume also features 350 black-and-white photographs that document the diverse and rich beauty of the region's public monuments. The ninth volume in the widely acclaimed, award-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, Public Sculpture of Staffordshire and the Black Country is an invaluable resource for British historians, art scholars, and travelers alike.
Book Synopsis Black Country & Staffordshire by : Jon Raven
Download or read book Black Country & Staffordshire written by Jon Raven and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors by : Michael Pearson
Download or read book Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors written by Michael Pearson and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's history and to the documents and records that family historians can use in their research. In this accessible and informative introduction to the subject, Michael Pearson looks at the history and heritage of the region and gives a graphic insight into the world in which our ancestors lived. He concentrates on the role the Black Country played during the industrial revolution when the development of mining, industry and transport transformed the economic and social life of the area. This was a period when living and working conditions were poor, families were large, children worked from an early age, often in the mines, and life expectancy was less than 20. And it was the era in which the Black Country took on the distinctive identity by which it is known today. As well as retelling the fascinating story of the development of the Black Country, the author introduces the reader to the variety of records that are available for genealogical research, from legal and ecclesiastical archives, birth and death certificates to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools.
Book Synopsis Staffordshire and the Black Country by : Michael Raven
Download or read book Staffordshire and the Black Country written by Michael Raven and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Staffordshire Place-names by : Anthony Poulton-Smith
Download or read book Staffordshire Place-names written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Staffordshire written by Nikolaus Pevsner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A county of striking contrasts, Staffordshire includes the industrial towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent and much of the Black Country, but also the cathedral city of Lichfield, and the wild country of the Peak District and Cannock Chase. This guide also covers its best timber-framed houses.
Book Synopsis Folklore and Songs of the Black Country by : Michael Raven
Download or read book Folklore and Songs of the Black Country written by Michael Raven and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Haunted Staffordshire by : Philip Solomon
Download or read book Haunted Staffordshire written by Philip Solomon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, this collection of stories contains both new and well-known spooky stories from around Staffordshire. Compiled by the Wolverhampton Express & Star's own psychic agony uncle, Philip Solomon, this terrifying assortment of tales includes details of long-reported poltergeist activity at Sinai House, strange goings-on at the Gladstone Pottery Museum and even a reported visitation from author J.R.R. Tolkien in Leek! Haunted Staffordshire is sure to fascinate everyone with an interest in the area’s haunted history.
Download or read book Black Country written by Phil Drabble and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis South Staffordshire Coalfield by : Nigel A. Chapman
Download or read book South Staffordshire Coalfield written by Nigel A. Chapman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigel Chapman brings together a fascinating selection of photographs, old and new, showing the changing face of the South Staffordshire Coalfield.
Book Synopsis Staffordshire Folk Tales by : Johnny Gillett
Download or read book Staffordshire Folk Tales written by Johnny Gillett and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most fascinating counties are vividly retold by local storyteller The Journey Man. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Staffordshire reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people.Staffordshire has a rich and diverse collection of tales, from the stories of some of Britain’s most famous mythical heroes, to tales of demons, dragons, boggarts and brownies. These stories, illustrated with twenty-five line drawings, bring alive the landscape of the county’s moorlands, forests and fertile plains.The Journey Man is a professional storyteller who has been telling stories across the world for over twenty years.
Book Synopsis Language and a Sense of Place by : Chris Montgomery
Download or read book Language and a Sense of Place written by Chris Montgomery and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores twenty-first century approaches to place by bringing together a range of language variation and change research.
Book Synopsis South Staffordshire Institute of Iron & Steel Works' Managers by :
Download or read book South Staffordshire Institute of Iron & Steel Works' Managers written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Staffordshire Murders by : Alan Hayhurst
Download or read book Staffordshire Murders written by Alan Hayhurst and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staffordshire Murders brings together murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation. They include the poisonous Dr Palmer, murder on the canal, a tale of infanticide, the body in the gasometer, the chauffeur’s revenge, murder on Cannock Chase and much more.Alan Hayhurst has spent many hours visiting the scenes detailed in this book, as well as researching original documents and talking to people who have memories of the individual crimes. His well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to all who are interested in the shady side of Staffordshire’s history.
Book Synopsis Glimpses of Bygone Staffordshire by : Frederick William Hackwood
Download or read book Glimpses of Bygone Staffordshire written by Frederick William Hackwood and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors by : Brian Elliott
Download or read book Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors written by Brian Elliott and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A meticulous mixture of social and family history . . . Whether or not you have mining connections, this is an interesting socio-economic read.” —Your Family Tree In the 1920s there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain, and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families, and communities, and its legacy is still with us today—many of us have a coalmining ancestor. Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and understanding the work involved and its historical background can be perplexing. That is why Brian Elliott’s concise, authoritative and practical handbook will be so useful, for it guides researchers through these obstacles and opens up the broad range of sources they can go to in order to get a vivid insight into the lives and experiences of coalminers in the past. His overview of the coalmining history—and the case studies and research tips he provides—will make his book rewarding reading for anyone looking for a general introduction to this major aspect of Britain’s industrial heritage. His directory of regional and national sources and his commentary on them will make this guide an essential tool for family historians searching for an ancestor who worked in coalmining underground, on the pit top or just lived in a mining community. As featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine and the Barnsley Chronicle.
Download or read book Staffordshire written by W. Bernard Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to Staffordshire by W. Bernard Smith was first published in 1915 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.
