Simon McNeill-Ritchie Ro Wimbledon & Southfields Throug (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Wimbledon & Southfields Through TimeCondition: NewEAN: 9781445661056ISBN: 9781445661056Edition: UK ed.Publisher: Amberley PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/15/2016Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 165mmItem Weight: 306gAuthor: Simon McNeill-Ritchie, Ron ElamLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1445661055Description: The district of Wimbledon has become synonymous with its world-famous tennis tournament held here since 1922. This part of south-west London has been inhabited since the Iron Age and has developed over the centuries into two distinct parts: the ‘village’ and the ‘town’. The village developed first as it began to attract wealthy merchants from the city but the arrival of the London & South West Railway in 1838 saw the focus of subsequent developments shift away from the original village towards the town, which is now the main retail centre.Southfields, meanwhile, was still a largely an area of fields between the villages of Wimbledon and Putney until the coming of the railway in the late nineteenth century, connecting Wimbledon to Putney Bridge. Using a selection of old and new photographs, local historians Simon McNeill-Ritchie and Ron Elam trace the distinct journeys of these two suburban districts over the past century, making this book essential reading for anyone who knows and loves this famous part of south London.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: Through TimeGenre: Home Garden & PetsTopic: Travel & Transport, Arts & PhotographyRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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