Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1445614073
ISBN-13
9781445614076
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2013
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
306 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 16.10 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
LeicestershireLocal historyPlaces in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Coalville has changed and developed over the last century.
Coalville was born in 1833 following the discovery of untouched coal under sparsely populated fields at Long Lane. George and Robert Stephenson arrived to build the Leicester & Swannington Railway and suddenly the place was alive with miners, engineers and brick makers recruited from many parts of the UK. Housing was built off the main roads to accommodate the incomers and traders arrived to supply all manner of goods. Chapels provided education for workers'' children, and marches were held each year from Marlborough Square. Through difficult times, a local Co-op spread rapidly into the square but has recently closed, like many other businesses including the mines and railways. The square provided a venue for public celebrations. Fortunately, Snibston Colliery buildings survive as the venue of a discovery museum, attracting many visitors.
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