Champion Thacker (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New - Acceptable. Sir Laurence Gomme's original idea for a county history was realized by the publisher Herbert Arthur Doubleday, who not only gained Queen Victoria's consent that the History should bear her name, but secured a special arrangement with the Public Record Office. The first volume (Hampshire I) appeared in 1900 and new volumes continue to be published, now much improved and updated, but remaining comprehensive, factual, reliable and unbiased reference works, based on original research. The first part of Volume VI presents the topography and a general history of Shrewsbury, from 700 to the 20th century. Index. Off-mint. No jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto; xiv, 330pp. Small indentation to upper board else a Fine, unused copy. Features 14 maps, 88 illustrations and plans and 17 tables. Large heavy book; expedited and overseas shipping additional.

Condition: Good. First edition of volume 6 part 1 (hardback). 4to (31cm by 22cm), xiv, 330pp. Frontispiece, 102 illustrations. Original red cloth, no dustwrapper (as issued). This book was formerly in a reference library, with a couple of labels to the front free endpaper, but this book is nonetheless in very good condition overall. ISBN 9781904356424.

Condition: new.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury. Editor(s): Champion, W. A.; Thacker, A. T. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592. . 2014. Hardcover. . . . .

Condition: New. pp. 512 Illus.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury.This volume examines the county town of Shrewsbury, which boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan, and over 600 listed buildings, including some of the finest timber-framed buildings in England, Ditheringon flax mill (thefirst iron-framed building in the world), a Norman castle, Shrewsbury abbey and the remains of the medieval town walls. It recounts the history of the town from the early medieval period until the twenty-first century in a seriesof chapters written by experts. They include the archaeologist Dr Nigel Baker and Professor Richard Holt on Shrewsbury before 1200; Alan Thacker, Robert and the late Dorothy Cromarty on the town between 1200 and 1350, when Shrewsbury was of national importance; W.A. Champion on developments between 1350 and 1780 when the town within the walls achieved its current physical shape and character; and Barrie Trinder on modern Shrewsbury, its industrial development and suburban spread. There are also sections on individual religious congregations and their buildings, institutions and their continuity, and topics particular to Shrewsbury such as the common lands, its county institutions,the town walls and castle, and the liberties and municipal boundaries. This is the first of two volumes devoted to Shrewsbury, presenting a survey of its history; the second volume will focus on individual topics and themesin detail.

Hardback. Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury.This volume examines the county town of Shrewsbury, which boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan, and over 600 listed buildings, including some of the finest timber-framed buildings in England, Ditheringon flax mill (thefirst iron-framed building in the world), a Norman castle, Shrewsbury abbey and the remains of the medieval town walls. It recounts the history of the town from the early medieval period until the twenty-first century in a seriesof chapters written by experts. They include the archaeologist Dr Nigel Baker and Professor Richard Holt on Shrewsbury before 1200; Alan Thacker, Robert and the late Dorothy Cromarty on the town between 1200 and 1350, when Shrewsbury was of national importance; W.A. Champion on developments between 1350 and 1780 when the town within the walls achieved its current physical shape and character; and Barrie Trinder on modern Shrewsbury, its industrial development and suburban spread. There are also sections on individual religious congregations and their buildings, institutions and their continuity, and topics particular to Shrewsbury such as the common lands, its county institutions,the town walls and castle, and the liberties and municipal boundaries. This is the first of two volumes devoted to Shrewsbury, presenting a survey of its history; the second volume will focus on individual topics and themesin detail.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 12.00x8.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury. Editor(s): Champion, W. A.; Thacker, A. T. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592. . 2014. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury.This volume examines the county town of Shrewsbury, which boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan, and over 600 listed buildings, including some of the finest timber-framed buildings in England, Ditheringon flax mill (thefirst iron-framed building in the world), a Norman castle, Shrewsbury abbey and the remains of the medieval town walls. It recounts the history of the town from the early medieval period until the twenty-first century in a seriesof chapters written by experts. They include the archaeologist Dr Nigel Baker and Professor Richard Holt on Shrewsbury before 1200; Alan Thacker, Robert and the late Dorothy Cromarty on the town between 1200 and 1350, when Shrewsbury was of national importance; W.A. Champion on developments between 1350 and 1780 when the town within the walls achieved its current physical shape and character; and Barrie Trinder on modern Shrewsbury, its industrial development and suburban spread. There are also sections on individual religious congregations and their buildings, institutions and their continuity, and topics particular to Shrewsbury such as the common lands, its county institutions,the town walls and castle, and the liberties and municipal boundaries. This is the first of two volumes devoted to Shrewsbury, presenting a survey of its history; the second volume will focus on individual topics and themesin detail.

Hardback. Condition: New. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury.This volume examines the county town of Shrewsbury, which boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan, and over 600 listed buildings, including some of the finest timber-framed buildings in England, Ditheringon flax mill (thefirst iron-framed building in the world), a Norman castle, Shrewsbury abbey and the remains of the medieval town walls. It recounts the history of the town from the early medieval period until the twenty-first century in a seriesof chapters written by experts. They include the archaeologist Dr Nigel Baker and Professor Richard Holt on Shrewsbury before 1200; Alan Thacker, Robert and the late Dorothy Cromarty on the town between 1200 and 1350, when Shrewsbury was of national importance; W.A. Champion on developments between 1350 and 1780 when the town within the walls achieved its current physical shape and character; and Barrie Trinder on modern Shrewsbury, its industrial development and suburban spread. There are also sections on individual religious congregations and their buildings, institutions and their continuity, and topics particular to Shrewsbury such as the common lands, its county institutions,the town walls and castle, and the liberties and municipal boundaries. This is the first of two volumes devoted to Shrewsbury, presenting a survey of its history; the second volume will focus on individual topics and themesin detail.