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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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A history of the ancient chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton, in Manchester parish, including sketches of the townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage,

A history of the ancient chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton, in Manchester parish, including sketches of the townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage,

Booker, John

Paperback

Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353608392
ISBN13: 9789353608392
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 15 2019
Pages: 378
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.84 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind Manchester's modern streets lie ancient chapels and once-rural townships, recorded with rare care by nineteenth-century antiquary John Booker. Here, local history truly lives. A History of the Ancient Chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton is a meticulous parish history study of the chapels within Manchester parish and of the surrounding townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage, Heaton Norris, Reddish, Levenshulme and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Booker traces the rise of these ancient Manchester chapels, the growth of neighbouring communities, and the descent of estates belonging to notable local families. The result is both an engrossing narrative of Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy history and an enduring antiquarian history reference for readers fascinated by 19th century Manchester, the history of Lancashire villages and Manchester township histories. For family history researchers and students of churches and chapels history, the careful notices of English local family histories and of how their properties passed from generation to generation make this an invaluable genealogy research book as well as a Manchester local history book. First issued in the Victorian era, it has long been prized by local historians yet has often been difficult to obtain outside specialist libraries. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations, more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Both curious readers of regional history and collectors of classic parish studies will value this authoritative window into a formative corner of Lancashire's past.

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