Fred Golby
Auteur van Northampton Market
Werken van Fred Golby
Northampton Market 1 exemplaar
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 2
- Populariteit
- #2,183,609
- Waardering
- 4.5
- Besprekingen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 1
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The book is written by Fred Golby who was a Market Trader for forty years. This is the story of an important part of the Town from medieval times to recent years. Fred,who was a well-known personality in market life for many years has recently died,aged 95.
There are one or two howlers in the text,such as calling a shop Preedes instead of Preedy's and describing Drum Lane as Drumhead Lane,however the overall impression is of a valuable addition to the literature of the Town of Northampton.
The illustrations are particularly well chosen,with scenes from 1880-1883 and 1910-1920 and then into the 1950's and 1960's.
He ends with extracts from historic works on the Town including items from ' The Records of The Borough of Northampton' 1898.… (meer)