Flowing for nearly 100 miles through gently rolling countryside at the very heart of England, the Avon, this most English of rivers, has been immortalized by generations of photographers and artists. In this book Jan Dobrzynski and Keith Turner take the reader on a journey in words and pictures through the five counties transversed by the Avon, from Naseby in Northamptonshire to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, using postcards drawn from their collections. Along the way we visit towns including Warwick, Stratford, Evesham, Pershore, and Tewkesbury, as well as the villages of Fladbury,...
Flowing for nearly 100 miles through gently rolling countryside at the very heart of England, the Avon, this most English of rivers, has been immortal...
For centuries, the Mersey has served as the natural boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire, its tidal flow washing through a developing conurbation which has thrived on the banks of the river. This book takes the reader on a journey along the lower reaches of the Mersey, using more than 200 old photographs.
For centuries, the Mersey has served as the natural boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire, its tidal flow washing through a developing conurbation ...