50 gems of Gloucestershire : the history & heritage of the most iconic places
Turner, Mark, 1958-2020
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Gloucestershire is a county of great variety with 3 distinct areas: the Cotswold Hills, the Forest of Dean and the Severn Vale. The gently rolling hills of the Cotswolds are dotted with picturesque towns and villages of honey-coloured limestone, while the Forest of Dean, which overlooks the Wye Valley and Welsh mountains beyond, has a dark and mysterious beauty quite distinct from the rest of the county. These 2 areas are separated by the mighty River Severn, which over countless centuries has carved a course through the land to create the Severn Vale. Builders commonly used timber frames in the construction of dwellings in this low-lying land, notably in Tewkesbury, although some of Gloucestershire's most impressive stone buildings - Gloucester Cathedral, Tewkesbury Abbey and Berkeley Castle - are found in the Vale area. In this book, Mark Turner explores the history of these places and more.
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Author:
Turner, Mark, 1958-, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445697406 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
914.241048914.241 TURN
Language:
English
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BRN:
1929260
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