Sheffield and its region : a scientific and historical survey. / Edited by David L. Linton
1956, First Edition. Sheffield : Published for the British Association by the Local Executive Committee. Near fine cloth copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-dulled. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Item #409672
Physical description; xxv, 334 pages illustrations, portrait, maps (some folded) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Geographic coverage England, Sheffield. Contents; Part 1 The character of the region: -- 1. Geology / Wilfred Edwards. -- 2. Geomorphology / David L. Linton. -- 3. Climate / Alice Garnett. -- 4. Hydrology and water supply / J. Noel Wood. -- 5. Vegetation / C. D. Pigott. -- 6. Prehistory: Palaeolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Ages / A. Leslie Armstrong. -- Iron Age and Roman period / J. E. Bartlett & F. L. Preston. -- 7. History: The age of settlement / I. S. Maxwell. -- The Middle Ages / N. B. Lewis. -- From the Reformation to the Industrial Revolution / K. H. D. Haley. -- 8. Early industrial development / G. P. Jones. -- Part 2 The City of Sheffield: -- 9. Economic development: Industrial evolution / G. P. Jones. -- The development of communications / A. W. Goodfellow. -- The development of banking / Harry Townsend. -- The growth of population / Sidney Pollard. -- 10. The development of social instutitions: Civic administration / G. P. Jones. -- The Company of Culers in Hallamshire and the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures (Incorporated) / Harry Townsend. -- The trade unions / Sidney Pollard / The Churches / D. E. W. Harrison. -- Education in Sheffield / W. H. G. Armytage. -- The University / Arthur W. Chapman. -- 11. Sheffield contributions to art and science: Sheffield and the fine arts / J. E. Tyler. -- Early science in Sheffield (1161-1831) / W. H. G. Armytage. -- 12. The modern city: The morphology and growth of Sheffield / A. J. Hunt. -- Some aspcts of the Sheffield Development Plan / Henry Foster. -- Part 3 The region today: -- 13. Agriculture / J. Gibbons, J. S. Hopkins & L. M. Waud. -- 14. Mining, quarrying, and refractories / F. S. Atkinson & J. White. -- 15. Steelmaking and engineering / W. D. Hargreaves. -- 16. The Sheffield lighter trades / Harry Townsend. -- 17. The urban centres / A. J. Hunt. -- Appendix: Contributions by the Sorby Natural History Society -- I. Fish-life in the Sheffield region / R. G. Abercrombie. -- II. Lepidoptera of the Sheffield district / J. E. Andrew. -- III. Distribution of the Red and Grey Squirrel in the Sheffield area, 1954-5. -- IV. Distribution of Badger Setts on the Southern outskirts of Sheffield -- V. The Bryophytes of the Sheffield district / F. W. Adams. Subjects; Archaeological surveying England Sheffield. Sheffield. South Yorkshire. Geology. History. Climate. Geography. Industry. Economy. Science. Cities and towns England Sheffield History. Economic development England Sheffield History. Sheffield (England) Antiquities. Sheffield (South Yorkshire) Description and travel. Sheffield (England) Historical geography.
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