Bath: The Second Selection: Images of England - Softcover

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This specially selected compilation of photographs is a delightful topographical insight to Bath in the early decades of the twentieth century. Carefully researched captions provide fascinating backgrounds for all the images. This is the author's second book on Bath in this series and, once again, he has successfully put together an intriguing collection that captures the bygone appearance of this beautiful area.

This book contains high-quality reproductions of over 200 photographs, The images range from the elegant grandeur of Bath's beautiful architecture to poignant shots of the Bath War Hospital during the First World War and the rural tranquility of the surrounding countryside. Whilst the city of Bath itself is the theme that occupies the majority of these pages, the collection finds room for many pictures of the surrounding villages, including: Lansdown, Larkhall, Weston, Combe Down, Box, Colerne, South Wraxall and Combe Hay.

Anyone who has known Bath for a long time will have their memories rekindled by this book. Those who do not have such a long-standing familiarity willbe fascinated by the pageant of local change and continuity that the book presents.

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