Aberystwyth started life as a garrison town for the Normans in 1277. For centuries fishing, sea faring, lead mining and agriculture were the mainstays of the local economy. Today's vitality originates from a few tumultuous years during the 1860s which changed Aberystwyth from being a remote market town, port and watering-hole for the wealthier classes to a bustling holiday resort with a new university.
With a mile of promenade, beaches, a harbour, ruined castle, medieval street plan, University, National Library of Wales, narrow gauge and funicular railways Aberystwyth is a town of great character and charm. Using images of Aberystwyth dating from a hundred and fifty years ago until the present day the reader is taken on a tour of the town taking in the promenade, outlying districts and the town centre.
| ISBN: | 9781848687479 |
| Publication date: | 15th November 2010 |
| Author: | William Troughton |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 95 pages |
| Series: | Through Time |
| Genres: |
Places in old photographs Local history |
Aberystwyth started life as a garrison town for the Normans in 1277. For centuries fishing, sea faring, lead mining and agriculture were the mainstays of the local economy.
Aberystwyth Through Time features in the following genres: Places in old photographs, Local history
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Aberystwyth Through Time was written by William Troughton and published by Amberley Publishing
Aberystwyth Through Time has 95 pages
Yes it is part of Through Time series