The Making of the West Yorkshire Landscape by Anthony Silson

The Making of the West Yorkshire Landscape by Anthony Silson

'The Making of the West Yorkshire Landscape' is part of the new established 'Making of...' series by Wharncliffe Books. The book holds fascinating and beautiful illustrations that show the West Yorkshire landscape in its entirety. West Yorkshire is a land of great contrast and sudden change. Lonely upland moors rapidly pass into busy valley towns such as Bradford and Halifax. Serene farmland lies close to Huddersfield, Leeds and Wakefield. The cereal lands of the low gently sloping eastern area contrasts sharply with the grasslands of the higher Pennines. 'The Making of the West Yorkshire Landscape' is the story of how West Yorkshire's landscape has changed since the area emerged from under a sea some seventy million years ago. It reveals how, from prehistoric times onwards, people changed an initially wooded landscape into its contemporary pattern of moors, farms, villages and towns. Have a transitional journey through the landscape, from prehistoric times to the present day, as you read 'The Making of the West Yorkshire landscape'.

Anthony Silson was born in Horsforth, West Yorkshire. He was educated at West Leeds Boys' High School and then moved on to gain his BSc at the University of Liverpool. Before reaching retirement he was a geography teacher at GCSE level in Barnsley, Bradford and Leeds. The majority of Anthony's publications have been based on geography and history. He has contributed to 'Aspects of Leeds' published by Wharncliffe Books.

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ISBN 13	9781903425312
ISBN 10	190342531X
Title	The Making of the West Yorkshire Landscape
Author	Anthony Silson
Series	The Making Of
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2003-11-01
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.