Name: Secret Southampton (en Inglés)
SKU: 51453873
Price: 32.60 USD
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Author: Martin Brisland

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Amberley Publishing

Autor

Martin Brisland

Año

2019

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781445685557

Secret Southampton (en Inglés)

Martin Brisland (Autor) · Amberley Publishing · Tapa Blanda

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Southampton has been a major port on the Hampshire coast since the medieval period, and the development of the docks in the nineteenth century saw the town (it became a city in 1964) expand massively. Thornycroft established a shipbuilding yard for the Royal Navy in 1904 and the town's strategic importance led to it being a target for aerial bombardment in the Second World War, in which 70 per cent of the buildings in the centre were badly damaged or destroyed. Rebuilt after the war, Southampton is now a thriving, populous metropolitan area. In this book author Martin Brisland reveals the hidden history of Southampton, from the grisly locations of the Old Admiralty Gallows and other public executions at the Bargate to the medieval wine vaults beneath the streets that were used as air-raid shelters during the Second World War. Many notable characters have been associated with the city, including Benny Hill; Jane Austen; General Rosas, who helped create modern Argentina; and Admiral Jellicoe. As well as being the port of embarkation for the Titanic, the Pilgrim Fathers' Mayflower sailed from Southampton. All this and more features in Secret Southampton as the author explores the little-known history of the city.