T. A. Coward

Cheshire (eBook, ePUB)

Traditions and History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Cheshire" takes a detailed look at this beautiful English county, exploring its people, places, and customs. This illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in history of Cheshire or those looking for a glimpse into England in the late nineteenth century. Contents include: "Cheshire and Chester", "Wirral-The Dee Side", "Wirral-The Mersey Side", "The Royal Forest of Delamere", "The Forest Outskirts", "The Story of Vale-Royal", "The Dee Valley and the Welsh Border", "Beeston Castle and the Peckfortons", "Nantwich and Combermere", "Halton and Norton", "The Roads from Warrington", "Northwich and Salt", "South of the Lancashire Border", etc. Thomas Coward (1867 - 1933) was an English ornithologist and amateur astronomer. He wrote on natural history, local history and Cheshire for a number of publications and books. Other notable works by this author include: "The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay" (1910), "The Migration of Birds" (1912), and "Bird Haunts and Nature Memories" (1922). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 405
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781528784214
• Artikelnr.: 52394738

Inhaltsangabe

1. County and shire. The word Cheshire. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features
5. Watersheds. Rivers
6. Geology and soil
7. Natural history
8. Round the coast. Chester to Warrington
9. The coast - gains and losses. Protection of the coast
10. The coast. Sandbanks and lighthouses
11. Climate and rainfall
12. People - race, dialect, population
13. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
14. Industries and manufactures
15. The salt and chemical trade
16. Minerals - past and present mining industries
17. Fisheries and fishing-stations
18. Shipping and trade. Chief ports
19. History of Cheshire
20. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
21. Architecture (a) ecclesiastical - cathedral, churches, abbeys and monastic houses
22. Architecture (b) military - castles
23. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, manor houses, farms, cottages
24. Communications - past and present. Roads, railways, canals
25. The Manchester Ship Canal
26. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
27. The role of honour of the county
28. The chief towns and villages of Cheshire.