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Paul Rabbitts, Peter Jeffree - Hitchin in 50 Buildings, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Hitchin in 50 Buildings

Av Paul Rabbitts, Peter Jeffree

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With its origins in the Saxon period, Hitchin is one of the oldest towns in Hertfordshire. Medieval Hitchin grew wealthy on grain, sheep, cattle, cloth-making, brewing, tanning and associated trades and the wealth can be seen in the fabric of St Mary’s Church. In the sixteenth century, new prosperity came with malting and brewing. Many timber-framed buildings acquired classical brick fronts in the Georgian period, and the first steps towards a local hospital were taken and new schools built. By the nineteenth century the railway brought new business to Hitchin. The town became grossly overcrowded so a slum-clearance programme began, though the town retained its character as a market town. Today many industries have moved away, but Hitchin is fortunate in having retained a large number of fine buildings across a range of architectural styles and eras.Hitchin in 50 Buildings explores the history of this town in Hertfordshire through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. The book will appeal to all those who live in Hitchin or who have an interest in the area.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-15
  • Mått: 165 x 234 x undefined mm
  • Vikt: 305 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: In 50 Buildings
  • Antal sidor: 96
  • Förlag: Amberley Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781398129351
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Dr Paul Rabbitts has over 35 years of experience in designing, managing and restoring urban parks across the UK. As a qualified Landscape Architect, he is also a published author and regular contributor to journals and periodicals. As well as being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, he currently works full time for Norwich City Council as their parks manager. He is an author of books on architects Sir Christopher Wren and Decimus Burton as well as Regent’s Park, Richmond Park, Hyde Park, the wider Royal Parks and that icon of public parks, the Victorian and Edwardian bandstand, on which he is acknowledged as a UK expert and which was the subject of his PhD at the University of East Anglia. He lectures frequently on all things parks and can be contacted via his website www.paulrabbitts.co.uk . He lives in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Peter Jeffree is a retired architect who now applies his architectural eye and his lifelong interest in photography to documenting important historic buildings before, during and after conservation or restoration. Peter lives in Watford.

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