{"title":"Elaine Heasman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cheltenham-book-elaine-heasman-9780752411453","title":"Cheltenham","description":"Cheltenham is a beautiful town and the people who live here can boast a strong sense of community. In this book, local author Elaine Heasman has compiled over 250 archive photographs of Cheltenham, through which she has captured a sense of the changing landscape of the town and the people who have inhabited it. Through these images, Cheltenham’s yesterdays are brought to life. The book includes pictures of buildings, celebrations, local advertisements and personalities from Cheltenham’s past. This eclectic selection contains, amongst many other items, photographs of cadets on manoeuvre in 1897, a game of tennis in Pittville Park in 1908, Prestbury High Street in 1934 and bathers at the Lido in the 1950s. If you are a lifelong Cheltonian, you will love this book – indeed, you may even be in it! Most, if not all, of the scenes will be familiar to you or your friends and family. If you have not enjoyed such a long-standing acquaintance with the town, this personal and absorbing glimpse of the past will give you a feel of what it was like to live here.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49593607749905,"sku":"GOR004305645","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752411454.jpg?v=1767869816"},{"product_id":"cheltenham-volume-2-book-elaine-heasman-9780752430850","title":"Cheltenham Volume 2","description":"The discovery of spa waters led to the development of the town of Cheltenham as a popular resort attracting the well-to-do and influential of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Comprimising over 230 rare postcards and photographs, this fascinating volume provides a glimpse into the history of Cheltenham during the last 150 years, capturing images of important buildings, places of worship, shops, local businesses, schools and sports clubs. Also included are the families who have traded for generations and individual personalities who will be remembered by so many.  This volume contains images of many of Cheltenham's well-known and beautiful landmarks, including the elegant tree-lined Promenade, the Ladies' College and the Queen's Hotel, as well as surrounding areas such as Charlton Kings, Prestbury and Leckhampton. Elaine Heasman is a long-standing member of Cheltenham Local History Studies and currently editor of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society's newsletter. She writes from personal experience and is passionate about the history of her home town and its people. This book is a wonderful companion to her first volume Cheltenham, and is sure to bring back memories to be enjoyed by all who know and love this town.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49597792715025,"sku":"GOR006033555","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752430858.jpg?v=1751434491"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-elaine-heasman.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}