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Streets, Roads and Vehicles in 20th century Congleton

Description

An account of how during the 19th and 20th centuries a rural market town strove to accommodate the increase in road traffic initially generated by growing industrialisation and later by the internal combustion engine, as rising living standards enabled an increase car ownership.

Author: Peter Boon

Booklet size: A5

The Chemists of Bridge Street (1832-1946)

The chemists which operated in Bridge Street, Congleton, in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Social Divisions of Congleton in the 19th Century. Pt 1: The Upper and Middle Classes

This booklet is the first part of the “Social Divisions of Congleton” series, focussing on the upper and middle classes.

West Heath Mill

The story of the former silk mill on Holmes Chapel Road, Congleton.

Early History of Congleton Pt 1: Prehistoric to Roman

Congleton from Prehistoric times to the end of the Roman era.

The Village of Astbury

According to the Domesday book of 1086, Astbury was more important and larger than neighbouring Congleton...

Congleton Town Halls

The various town halls that have existed in Congleton since the fifteenth century.