Today, Cirencester is a thriving market town but it was once the second largest city in Roman Britain.
At other periods in its history it was the site of a great Abbey and the centre of the Cotswold wool trade and men fought and died in its streets during the Civil War.
This is the fully revised and updated illustrated story of Cirencester and its inhabitants from Roman times to the present day. The living conditions of the ordinary people and the local organisations which controlled their daily lives are set in the context of the national events which governed their hopes and fears and there are many references to colourful and influential personalities. The end of each chapter offers a guide to the surviving objects, monuments and buildings of interest of that period.
This is a book to delight both visitors and residents of Cirencester alike.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jean Welsford was a highly respected local historian and was once a warden of Cirencester’s Teachers Centre.
When Daniel George Bingham opened The Bingham Library in 1905 he intended it to be used by everyone in Cirencester and he welcomed donations of material relating to the local area. During the 1980s Jean organised and catalogued the collection and it is now housed in the Gloucestershire Archives.
Before her untimely death, Jean was also Local Studies consultant, a project funded by the Trustees of the Library.
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| Publication: |
August 2010 |
Extent: |
128 pages |
| Availability: |
In stock |
Images Mono: |
100 |
| Format: |
235 x 165 mm |
Images Colour: |
0 |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
