Ye Olde Townships - Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe, Clayton West & District (ePub)
Imprint: Pen & Sword Local History
File Size: 49.4 MB (.epub)
Pages: 254
Illustrations: 300 illustrations
ISBN: 9781473840829
Published: 2nd October 2014
Prepare to take a stroll back through time in and around the villages of Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe, Clayton West, High Hoyland, Cumberworth, Scissett and more.
This book is a wonderful visual celebration of the villages and hamlets of the Upper Dearne Valley, sited in the beautiful countryside between Huddersfield, Barnsley and Wakefield.
Over 400 previously unpublished images dating from the late Victorian era through to the mid twentieth century have been brought together in this new collection which complements and adds to previously published works by the Author. These images capture the essence and spirit of this rural area and also document the changes that have occurred over the years.
As seen on.
Books Monthly
http://www.booksmonthly.co.uk/nonfic.html
This third collection of studies and features on Denby Dale, Skelmanthorpe, Clayton West and District from Chris Heath once again brings the reader a wide variety of topics ranging from life in the area. Anyone with family or personal interest in the towns and surrounding communities will find something worthy of attention.
Yorkshire Reporter
Previously unpublished photos documenting the history of village life have been compiled in a new book. It features pictures from almost every decade, from the Victorian period up until the present day... The book also features an array of pictures of local clubs and groups in the early 20th century.
Huddersfield Examiner
As seen in the Barnsley Chronicle.
Barnsley Chronicle
About Chris Heath
Chris Heath has been researching the local history of the Upper Dearne Valley for almost forty years. His previous books include the Denby & District series, the Ye Olde Township series and The Denby Dale Pies – Ten Giants 1788-2000. He has also featured in a number of local radio programmes including ‘Curious & Curouser’ (with Andrew Edwards) and ‘Flashback’ (with Georgie Spanswick) for Radio Leeds and was a consultant for the Channel 4 programme ‘The Great Northern Cookbook’ presented by ex-Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson in 2012. He was also the guest historian in a pie themed edition of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ with Sue Perkins in 2015. This is his twelfth book.
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