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Basingstoke Past & Present

English · Paperback / Softback

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Comparing a once-quiet market town with the hubbub of urban development, this is a fascinating portrait of the changing face of Basingstoke throughout the centuries. Reviewing the relentless march of progress over the past 30 years, this chronicle surveys the contemporary office high-rises and 1970s post-modernist architecture that have replaced the old 18th- and 19th-century timber framed cottages, turn-of-the-century shop fronts, and late Victorian terraces that once dominated the landscape. In spite of the present day's indelible mark, this guide acknowledges how the remnants of the past are never far away. Evocative images of the Silver Jubilee of 1937 are also included, highlighting the indomitable spirit of this enduring city.


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Tim Evans is a local historian and the former curator of the Willis Museum in Basingstoke.


Summary

A visitor to Basingstoke may be forgiven for thinking that amid the hustle and bustle of this thriving modern town and centre of commerce there would be little to remind us of old Basingstoke, of the town our grandparents knew 100 years ago.

Product details

Authors Tim Evans
Publisher The History Press Ltd
 
Content Book
Product form Paperback / Softback
Publication date 31.12.2022
Subject Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories
Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
 
EAN 9780752451190
ISBN 978-0-7524-5119-0
Pages 128
Dimensions (packing) 16.5 x 23.5 x 1 cm
Weight (packing) 320 g
 
Series Britain in Old Photographs
Subjects Europäische Geschichte
Heimatkunde
Süd- und Südost-England
 

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