The nineteenth century craze for building pleasure piers around the coast of Britain has left a legacy of seaside fun unmatched around the world. Although a number of Britains piers have succumbed to fire and storm damage over the years, over 50 of...Lasīt vairāk
The nineteenth century craze for building pleasure piers around the coast of Britain has left a legacy of seaside fun unmatched around the world. Although a number of Britains piers have succumbed to fire and storm damage over the years, over 50 of...Lasīt vairāk
An fascinating illustrated history of Folkestones Golden Age as a fashionable seaside resort during the course of the nineteenth century....Lasīt vairāk
This book illustrates, mainly in colour, all the principal cliff lifts and railways that have been built in the British Isles. One of the most evocative reminders of Victorian ingenuity at the British seaside is the much-loved cliff lift. Thi...Lasīt vairāk
A guided tour of the historic town of Hythe, showing how it has changed over the past century and more. Hythe History Tour is a unique insight into the fascinating history of this attractive seaside town on the south-east coast of...Lasīt vairāk
The first book to feature the lost country houses of the `Garden of England. Country houses were the showpieces of the nation’s elite and Kent can still boast some of the finest examples in Leeds Castle, Chevening, Broome Park, Cobham...Lasīt vairāk
The attractive seaside town of Hythe, on the south-east coast of Kent, is one of the famous Cinque Ports. With an illustrious history of guarding this vulnerable corner of England, Hythe blossomed into a quiet seaside resort famed for its Royal Milit...Lasīt vairāk
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A ride on a thrill rollercoaster is the highlight of any visit to an amusement or theme park. Todays rides are at the cutting edge of technology and engineering, but they are but the latest of a long line of rides with humble roots in Russian ice sl...Lasīt vairāk
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the piers of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have changed and developed over the last century. Despite their popular association with fun and frivolity, the funct...Lasīt vairāk
This fascinating selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the many ways in which Hythe has changed and developed over the last century. Hythe is situated on the south-east coast of Kent, just 25 miles or so from France. One of th...Lasīt vairāk
In this, a companion volume to his definitive history of Yorkshires pleasure piers, Martin Easdown turns his expert attention westward - to the Lancashire coast. His highly illustrated survey of the piers constructed at famous resorts like Blackpoo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 18-May-2009, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752448848)
Sussex has a good claim to be the birthplace of the seaside pleasure pier, for although Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight has the earliest origins as a pier, the famous Chain Pier at Brighton was the first to be used as a fashionable promenade...Lasīt vairāk
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Pleasure piers are among the most distinctive and memorable creations of Victorian Britain. These magnificent and evocative buildings represent the exuberant, optimistic style of the British seaside resort at the peak of its popularity, and the York...Lasīt vairāk
Hythe is a part of the sea, and the sea is a part of Hythe. As a Cinque Port Hythe was the first defense against a sea invasion in this most vulnerable part of England, becoming a full-fledged military town with a school for musketeers and Martello T...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Mar-2007, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752442204)
With its long coastline and mild climate, the County of Kent was at the forefront of the growth of the British seaside resort. From the 1860s, a mania developed amongst resorts to erect a showpiece pleasure pier, with Margate, in Kent, having its f...Lasīt vairāk
Takes the reader on a sinister journey through the annals of crime in Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding area. This work features villains, murderers and victims of many kinds, including cut-throat soldiers, a baby farmer, a Jack the Ripper impo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Jan-2004, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Leo Cooper Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781844151196)
Martin Easdowns compelling account of the German air raid on Folkestone in 1917 and its appalling aftermath is the first comprehensive history of an episode to be published. He gives a dramatic description of the event, relying heavily on the eyewi...Lasīt vairāk
