Wakefield In 50 Buildings Av Peter Thornborrow, Paul Gwilliam

The River Lea and its crossing at Hertford lie at the heart of the town''s history. Before the Norman Conquest the river formed a natural boundary between the Danelaw to the north and Saxon Wessex to the south. Saxon villages already existed...

A fascinating exploration of the architectural heritage of Welwyn and Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

Wakefield was an important market town in the Middle Ages, as well as an inland port on the River Calder. It prospered through trade and industry in textiles, coal mining, tanning and grain, becoming the county town of West Yorkshire in the Industrial...

Wakefield was a prosperous market town in the Middle Ages, but it was transformed by coal mining during the Industrial Revolution. Mining dominated the local economy until the last pits closed in the 1970s and 1980s.Trade in cloth and cloth finishing...