The Making of Chipping Norton (Paperback)

Janice Cliffe

ISBN 10: 0750981164 / ISBN 13: 9780750981163

Published by The History Press Ltd, Stroud, 2017

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Paperback. This book is the result of a two-year project by the Chipping Norton Buildings Record. It focuses on Chipping Norton before 1750, bringing together what we can learn from the built environment with documentary evidence from printed sources and national and local archives. The first part looks at 'The medieval town, 1000 to 1540', 'The age of Henry Cornish, 1540 to 1660' and 'Rebuilding the town, 1660 to 1750', whilst the second part is a series of walks along each of the medieval streets in turn, to see what remains today of its early fabric. AUTHORS: Janice Cliffe spent 50 years as an architectural designer. She is a founding member of Chipping Norton Historical Research Group and Chipping Norton Buildings Record. Adrienne Rosen has been involved in Chipping Norton's history for over 20 years. She was a lecturer in Local and Social History and is an Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College with an MA and DPhil from Oxford University. For many years she was the editor of Oxoniensia, Oxfordshire's journal for local history, archaeology and architectural history. 130 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations Chipping Norton today is a thriving Oxfordshire market town of some 6,500 people at the eastern edge of the Cotswolds. Its handsome Georgian houses and iconic tweed mill are well known, but the towns history goes back much further, and by looking closely at its buildings and streets we can find survivals from earlier times. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of Chipping Norton (Paperback)
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750981164
• ISBN 13: 9780750981163
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Chipping Norton today is a thriving Oxfordshire market town of some 6,500 people at the eastern edge of the Cotswolds. Its handsome Georgian houses and iconic tweed mill are well known, but the town’s history goes back much further, and by looking closely at its buildings and streets we can find survivals from earlier times all the way back to its medieval origins.This beautifully illustrated book – the result of a two-year project by the Chipping Norton Buildings Record – is divided into two parts. The first traces the development and changing fortunes of the town from its beginnings to about 1750, using new evidence from documents and buildings for an overview of Chipping Norton and its people in the past. The second part looks at each of the central medieval streets in turn and takes the reader on a walk to explore both what remains of its early fabric and what was once there.