Faversham Through Time by Robert Turcan
Faversham's many natural advantages attracted settlers from earliest times. The surrounding farmland is most productive with fruit and hops grown in vast quantities. Both crops are still significant and the town is proud to be the centre of Kent's brewing industry. Of national importance is a collection of over 4,000 fruit varieties at Bogdale. Brick making is another local speciality, though albeit on a much smaller scale than a century ago. Haulage of these heavy loads to mainly London markets was by Thames sailing barges. Today a galaxy of fine country houses lie hidden close by in scenic countryside. While in the town centre the main streets are fine examples of effective conservation. Much credit goes to the townspeople who resisted town planners' inappropriate schemes with a true appreciation of their valuable heritage.-
A Child Through Time
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Battersea Through Time
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Scarborough and Whitby Railway Through Time
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Hull Through Time
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The Somerset and Dorset Railway Through Time
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Lundy Island Through Time
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Malvern Through Time
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Bradford Through Time
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time
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Silverstone Circuit Through Time
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Portsmouth Through Time
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Norwich Through Time
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Winchester Through Time
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Plymouth Through Time
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Manchester Ship Canal Through Time
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Anglesey Through Time
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Inverness Through Time
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New Forest Through Time
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Salford Through Time
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Ironbridge Gorge Through Time
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Liverpool Through Time
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The Birmingham Canal Navigations Through Time
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Dartmouth Through Time
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Paddington Station Through Time
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Tunbridge Wells Through Time
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Chiswick Through Time
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West Midlands Railways Through Time
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Edinburgh Through Time
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St Albans Through Time
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London's East End Through Time
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Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Through Time
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Milton Keynes Through Time
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South Shields Through Time
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King's Lynn Through Time
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Newcastle Through Time
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The Wirral Through Time
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Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe Through Time
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Trentham Through Time
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Victoria Station Through Time
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Swanage & Around Through Time
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Bolton Through Time
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St Pancras Station Through Time
Robert Turcan is a retired fund manager who was brought up on a fruit farm in the North Kent horticultural belt. He has a lifelong interest in local history, in the pursuit of which he has amassed a considerable collection of topographical postcards, books and maps. His appreciation of the constantly changing environment is complimented by keen amateur photography, as well as a number of previously published titles on Kent's towns.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848681743 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848681747 |
| Title | Faversham Through Time |
| Author | Robert Turcan |
| Series | Through Time |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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