[PDF] A Little Book Of Wiltshire Stories eBook

Author : Dee Vardera
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0750951931

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The Little Book of Wiltshire is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Wiltshire’s famous – and occasionally infamous – men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits.A reliable reference and a quirky guide, this book can be dipped in to time and again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.

Author : Dee La Vardera
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2020-10-23
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ISBN : 9780750994217

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A compendium of fascinating facts that will make you say 'I never knew that!', new in paperback

Author : Caroline Dakers
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1787350452

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Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey’s tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly, a sublime ruin. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Beckford’s Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early sixteenth century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished, and all of them oddly forgotten by historians. Little now remains: a tower, a stable block, a kitchen range, some dressed stone, an indentation in a field. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore the rich cultural history of this famous Wiltshire estate. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth, their collections, their political power and even, in one case, their sexual misdemeanours. They include Charles I’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the richest commoner in the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, filling out such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords’ wealth and their collections, and one essay that features the most recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.

Author : Lauren Child
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763616960

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When Clarice has to do a school project on the environment, she and her family become eco-warriors in an attempt to save a tree on their street.