| Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath & Wavendon Vintage Postcards Contributor(s): Cox, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1909054720 ISBN-13: 9781909054721 Publisher: Magic Flute Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $14.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Postcards - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.42 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Step back in time more than a century to relive what life would have looked like in Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath and Wavendon on the Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire border. See the shops, businesses and houses of these inter-connected parishes as they were then, with the local people captured by photographers as they went about their daily lives. More than 200 local postcard images and period adverts have been gathered, not only of local views but also one-off events such as the 1911 Coronation Celebrations. The Edwardian postcard craze really took off in Woburn Sands, thanks to its spa-like reputation for a healthy climate that you could enjoy on your holidays. Several local postcard publishers vied to get the most interesting pictures for sale, sometimes even on the same day as the event had happened. Some views are still easily recognisable today, while others have long since disappeared |