Knutsford & District Through Time
by
Paul Hurley
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1445606100
ISBN-13
9781445606101
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 2011
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
300 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.30 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
CheshireLocal historyPlaces in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Knutsford and the surrounding areas have changed and developed over the last century.
The origins of the name Knutsford have been disputed by historians but there is an ancient and popular explanation. After one of his victories, King Canute crossed the brook known as Birken and the village became known as ''Canute''s ford'' later to be changed to Knutsford. The Domesday Book gives some credence to this by calling it ''Cunetesford'' (Canute''s Ford). Canute was the king of England from 1016 to 1035 and his name in Old Norse was Knutr. Over the years Knutsford became popular and affluent with the many wealthy families who settled in the vicinity. In the late 1800s Richard Harding Watt arrived with his money and love of Italian architecture, and used his wealth to build the Gaskell Memorial tower in memory of the town''s famous author Elizabeth Gaskell and the Kings Coffee House next to it. So take a stroll through the streets of this Cheshire gem, and see how it has changed.
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