Lyme Regis Past and Present
Britain in Old Photographs
Published on 20. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-7509-4060-3 (ISBN)
Description
Lyme Regis grew up as a medieval port, and re-invented itself as a seaside resort in the mid-eighteenth century. This book uses image picture collection at Lyme Regis Museum to illustrate the dramatic changes in the town and also the continuities. The illustrations are accompanied by Jo Draper's commentary.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-4060-3 (9780750940603)
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Person
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).