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Item Details
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HENLEY-ON-THAMES THEN & NOW
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| By: |
John Pilling, Laurence Waters |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0752463640 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780752463643 |
| Publisher: |
PAVILION BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2011 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
Known around the world for its famous Royal Regatta, the Henley-on-Thames of today is a picturesque centre for the fashionable and successful. This title presents a selection of archive images and modern photographs of Henley 'then' and 'now', illustrating the changing face of this popular town and providing an insight into its history. |
| Synopsis: |
Known around the world for its famous Royal Regatta, the Henley-on-Thames of today is a picturesque centre for the fashionable and successful. This was not always the case for this vibrant riverside town however - once a thriving river port, the railway boom of the 1840s took Henley's traditional trade with it, and the town's once beautiful buildings gradually fell into disrepair. Henley had to find a new source of prosperity - and in 1851, Prince Albert's patronage of the Henley annual regatta was just what it needed. Oxfordshire historian John Pilling and photographer Laurence Waters have curated a selection of archive images and stunning modern photographs of Henley 'then' and 'now', fascinatingly illustrating the changing face of this popular town and providing an amazing insight into its history. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.) |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The History Press Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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