Belper Through Time
Belper Through Time
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This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Belper has changed and developed over the last century.
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Belper Through Time by Adrian Farmer
From the late eighteenth century, the Industrial Age transformed Belper from a small village of nail-makers to a busy and successful town. Thanks to the Strutt family, the town was the first in the world to have water-powered cotton mills, and the hundreds of people that flocked to work in those mills were provided with homes, chapels, schools and much more. Since Belper was inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Derwent Valley Mills Site in 2001, the drive to save, enhance and restore the historic town has never been greater. By comparing views from years past, this book helps to define what has survived, what has been lost, and what we can do to ensure Belper remains the unique historic community it is today.
Well-known local historian and researcher, and once the Editor of the Ripley and Heanor News, Adrian Farmer is the heritage co-ordinator of the World Heritage Site - in 2010 he was asked to switch on Belper town's Christmas lights. Adrian regularly leads guided walks and gives talks about the World Heritage Site. He created the Discovery Days Festival in 2005, which now brings in over 15,000 visitors to the World Heritage Site every year. In 2012 he was highly commended in Visit England’s first Tourism Superstar award scheme.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848685833 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848685831 |
| Titre | Belper Through Time |
| Auteur | Adrian Farmer |
| Série | Through Time |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Amberley Publishing |
| Année de publication | 2010-04-15 |
| Nombre de pages | 96 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |