Overview
More Southampton Changing Faces is the sequel to Southampton's Changing Faces , published in 2005 by the same author. Now, published in collaboration with Southampton City Council, Jim Brown has been able to draw heavily on the massive photographic collections held by Heritage Services, particularly the Archive Service. As such, readers are now treated to previously unpublished views, which appear alongside the author's modern photographs, taken from as near as possible to the same position, repeatedly showing startling changes.Southampton has, as a city, changed almost beyond recognition in the post-war era. Large areas of the lower town and upper Shirley have been extensively developed in the post-war era, as large tower blocks or flats replace the terraced houses, corner shops or public houses. Fortunately, the City Council had the foresight to take widespread photographs before properties were demolished, bequeathing to subsequent local historians a wealth of invaluable material.Incorporating nearly 400 illustrations, Jim Brown's stunning guide is certain to arouse a good deal of nostalgia among those who remember the former districts, and to pique the interest of those new to the city. Street scenes that are now only a faint memory for the immediate post-war generation are vividly reenacted, buildings that have been long-demolished are displayed anew for all to appreciate. A delight for residents and historians alike, More Southampton Changing Faces looks sure to repeat the success of its predecessor.
Full Product Details
Author: Jim Brown
Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
Imprint: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN: 9781859836514
ISBN 10: 1859836518
Pages: 192
Publication Date: September 2008
Audience:
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
JIM BROWN is a local author and researcher with a passion for Southampton's history. A former detective with the Southampton City Police, he has lived and worked in the city all his life and in retirement has devoted himself to investigating the city's past. As a leading member of the Bitterne Local History Society, he has written and contributed to several books and booklets, including The Illustrated History of Southampton's Suburbs and Southampton's Changing Faces, published by Breedon in 2004 and 2005; Bridging the Itchen; Townhill Park House; Images of England: Bitterne; The Sad Tale of Richard Parker; Henry Brain, A Victorian & Edwardian Photographer; and The Book of Bitterne: From Roman Town to City Suburb.
