A History of Nidderdale

Author(s): Jennings, Bernard (editor)

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	No Jacket
Edition:	1st Edition
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	The Advertiser Press
Publication Year:	1967
Publication Place:	Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK
Book ID:	003962
Catalogue(s):	History - Family and Institutional History, Geneaology

504pp, several black and white plates, colour frontispiece and fold-out map of the area tipped in on rear paste down. Beige cloth-covered boards with black titles on spine. Evidence of previous label on front free end paper. Otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. A selection of essays on the history of Nidderdale, Yorkshire, written by members of the Pateley Bridge Local History Group, covering topics such as The Early History of Nidderdale; Monastic Estates in Nidderdale; The Forest after the Black Death; Lead Mining; the Rise of the Linen Industry; Transport - Road and Rail; Medieval Trade and Industry; Farming Since the 18th century; Schools and Mechanics Institutes; Housing and Living Standards The Rise of Methodism etc.

Keywords:

nidderdale yorkshire local history industrial revolution; monastic life; history of education; lead mining black death knaresborough