Wakefield in 50 Buildings Thornborrow PeterPaperback / softback
Wakefield in 50 Buildings Thornborrow PeterPaperback / softback From its status as a major coal mining center in the 19th and 20th centuries, to its current role as the capital of Yorkshire's…
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Wakefield in 50 Buildings Thornborrow PeterPaperback / softback
From its status as a major coal mining center in the 19th and 20th centuries, to its current role as the capital of Yorkshire's so-called "Rhubarb Triangle," Wakefield has a proud and distinctive identity. Wakefield in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and vibrant community through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures, from the Anglo-Saxon Grade I-listed Cathedral to the acclaimed Hepworth Wakefield art gallery, which opened in 2011. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the town.
Author and historian Peter Thornborrow, and photographer Paul Gwilliam, celebrate Wakefield's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way as they guide the reader around the town's historic and modern