Whitehaven. A short history
Details:
- Author(s) Hay, Daniel
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1968
- Pages 152pp; illus
- Publisher Whitehaven Borough Council
- Place Published Whitehaven
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Much on Whitehaven's industry with chapters on Lowther family, coal extraction, shipbuilding, etc. The writer was a former Borough Librarian who sought to 'present a broad picture of how Whitehaven grew and the factors that have contributed to its varying fortunes'