Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1445607166
ISBN-13
9781445607160
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 15th, 2012
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
282 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 16.90 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
Places in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Cambridgeshire Fens have changed and developed over the last century
The Cambridgeshire Fens lie north of Cambridge and share boundaries with Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Until the seventeenth century the fens were marsh and swamp, with wide sluggish rivers. Those that could survive the damp and the fen ague made a living catching fish, wildfowling and cutting sedge and reeds. After the drainage, which revealed the rich fertile peat soil, man battled with flooding and isolation to create the richest farming land in the country. At the moment a car is essential to reach most areas, but new cycle ways are taking shape and there is great potential for tourism and recreation to boost the local economy. The Wicken Fen vision and the Great Fen project are developing to recreate some of the old Fenland habitat alongside the intensive farming. Welcome to one of the most fascinating areas of our diverse country.
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