These photographs, along with quotations from the period, recall the time at the turn of the century when Yorkshire - along with the rest of the British Empire - was preparing to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Poverty was rife, and working and living conditions often harsh, especially in the Yorkshire countryside and in the great manufacturing cities of the West Riding. This book ...
Manufacturer: Sutton Pub LtdWritten By: David Gerrard
The historic photographs in this book present a vivid panorama of life in the old Three Ridings from the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 to the coronation of the present queen in 1953, revealing a new facet of Yorkshire life on every page.
Manufacturer: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.Written By: David Gerrard
An anthology of contemporary writings of Victorian and Edwardian North Riding period that were taken from books, magazines, letters and diaries. It is accompanied by a selection of contemporary photographs reproduced in sepia.
Manufacturer: Amberley PublishingWritten By: David Gerrard
Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing LtdWritten By: David Gerrard