Ancoats by Mike Rose

Ancoats by Mike Rose

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This book raises awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic mills, buildings and canals which constitute the Ancoats townscape. It outlines how the area and its community have evolved over the last two and a half centuries.

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Ancoats by Mike Rose

First hailed as a wonder of the new industrial world, to later 19th-century commentators the name Ancoats became synonymous with dark satanic mills and urban poverty. This book intends to raise awareness of the wide range and varied character of the historic mills, buildings and canals which constitute the Ancoats townscape, and the forces and trends which have contributed to its appearance. It outlines, through its buildings, how the area and its community have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. As well as the local person interested in his or her city and its history this book will appeal to all those with an interest in the growth of towns and cities, and in social history and the legacy of socio-economic, industrial and technological change within the built environment. It will also be of interest to planners and conservation officers dealing with regeneration issues.
'Enlivened by many excellent illustrations, Ancoats: Cradle of industrialisation tells this complex story with a meaningful level of detail and is a welcome addition to English Heritage's Informed Conservation series'
Ken Moth, The Victorian
Author and Editor. Julian Holder is Lecturer in the History and Theory of Architecture department at the University of Salford.
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ISBN 13 9781848020276
ISBN 10 1848020279
Title Ancoats
Author Mike Rose
Series Informed Conservation
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Historic England
Year published 2011-09-20
Number of pages 108
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.