Cheshire Salt Towns (Then and Now)

by Brian Curzon (Author)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.35

  The three salt towns of Winsford, Northwich and Middlewich have witnessed great changes over the past century. By contrasting old photographs with up-to-date images, the reader is offered a glimpse of the social and economic changes which have taken place in this area of Cheshire. This fascinating compilation of over 80 pairs of images captures life in these towns and surrounding villages as they once were, and compares them with how they look now. The old vistas include the cotton mills and smoking chimneys of the salt industry, the horse-drawn coach on its way to Northwich market and the salt barges on the River Weaver. The modern views, all of which were taken during the summer of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, offer an intriguing contrast between the little street-corner pubs and rows of brick houses, with the department stores and congested roads which have replaced them. Cheshire Salt Country is a detailed and informative volume that will doubtless provide much enjoyment for both the long-established resident and the interested visitor.