George Demidowicz Stephen Price King's Norton: A History (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

by George Demidowicz

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Further Details Title: King's Norton: A History Condition: New Author: George Demidowicz, Stephen Price EAN: 9781860775628 ISBN: 9781860775628 Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd Format: Hardback Release Date: 10/30/2009 Item Height: 250mm Item Length: 190mm Item Width: 20mm Language: English Genre: Home Garden & Pets Item Weight: 830g Description: Standing in front of the former Saracen's Head Inn, with the tower and spire of St Nicolas church ahead, the visitor to King's Norton is presented with a classic image of the English village - a fine medieval church and a spectacular timber-framed house fronting a village green. Until 1911 King's Norton was part of Worcestershire and throughout the 19th century was recognised as one of the most picturesque villages in the county. When Worcestershire historian John Noake visited in 1854 he was enchanted by the ancient 'cross-timbered' houses around the Green, 'where pigs and geese, and donkeys, and boys with their hoops, and little girls with babies nearly as heavy as themselves have rejoiced in rustic felicity from time immemorial.' Yet even as Noake was describing this bucolic scene the signs of change and the growing influence of Birmingham were apparent; the population of the parish was increasing rapidly and factories with their attendant chimneys were being established in the Rea valley. The suburbs began to spread along the major roads from the 1930s and was followed by vast housing developments in the 1960s and 1970s. This compre

• Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
• Year: 2010
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781860775628
• Condition: Fine

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