Walks through historic Sandwich /:

This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England. As a Cinque port, it served successive monarchs as a military and naval base for their overseas expeditions and its trading activities extended far and wide. The tow...

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1. Verfasser: Clarke, Helen
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, U.K. : Oxbow Books, [2011]
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Zusammenfassung:This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England. As a Cinque port, it served successive monarchs as a military and naval base for their overseas expeditions and its trading activities extended far and wide. The town still displays signs of those prosperous centuries: an unchanged street plan, a virtually intact circuit of town walls and an exceptionally large number of well-preserved medieval houses. Two walks, clearly described with maps and copious photos, unlock the features of this fascinating town. The f.
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (16 pages :) : color illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781842176269
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