This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Gloucester during the twentieth century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many events is witnessed. The book provides a striking account of the changes that have also altered Gloucester’s appearance and records the process of transformation. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what Gloucester has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life.
- ISBN10 0752459406
- ISBN13 9780752459400
- Publish Date 1 April 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The History Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 235
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/A-Century-of-Gloucester.aspx