Dorchester Past
Will be published approx. on 18. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-86077-175-0 (ISBN)
Description
Dorchester has a profusion of Neolithic, Bronze- and Iron-Age monuments, including the most impressive hill-fort in Britain at Maiden Castle. After its reduction by Vespasian's legion the Romans founded the town on the site it still occupies. The medieval town became an important market centre and enclosure in 1874 allowed the growth of suburbs. "In short, Dorchester Past is a must-have ... A town lucky in many ways, not least because it has Jo to tell its story." Dorset Magazine
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86077-175-0 (9781860771750)
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JO DRAPER has written several books on the county of Dorset, including Dorset: The Complete Guide and (with John Fowles) Thomas Hardy's England. She lives in Dorchester, in one of the houses illustrated in the book Dorchester (Images of England).