Exploring New Market Street Usk
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Exploring New Market Street Usk by John Barrow
New Market Street, in Usk, Monmouthshire, is regarded by many residents and tourists as one of the most attractive streets in Usk, a Conservation Area. It has a wide range of buildings and styles from the earliest - pre-16th century - through the Georgian and Victorian periods, with examples ranging from half-timbered to terraced and double-fronted residential homes. This book, well-researched and written by Usk resident John Barrow, tells the story of the buildings on the street and brings to life some of its more colourful historical inhabitants.
John Barrow was born in Birmingham in 1932. After primary and grammar school there, and two years of National Service, he studied for an Honours degree in Geography at Birmingham University. After graduation, he was appointed as a junior research assistant in the Cheshire County Council Town & Country Planning Department. During the three years there, he gained a special diploma in Town Planning from Manchester University and membership of the Town Planning Institute. He served on the staff of three county councils until he retired from Oxfordshire as Director of Planning & Property Services. He and his wife Janet (Jan) moved to Llanbadoc and lived in a cottage at Lower Prescoed, for over twenty years. In the first five years, he served as a local plans inspector in the Department of the Environment. Subsequently he became Chairman of Llanbadoc Community Council, then Secretary and Chairman of Usk Civic Society in which time many of the blue wall plaques and multi-coloured pavement plaques were installed in Usk. Jan wrote and published three books on local history. They moved into Usk about 10 years ago, where sadly Jan died in 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913297060 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913297063 |
| Title | Exploring New Market Street Usk |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Saron Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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