Author: Edward KnockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cinque Ports (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
A Lecture on the Archives of the Cinque Port and Borough of Dover
Author: Edward KnockerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cinque Ports (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Corporation Plate and Insignia of Office of the Cities and Towns of England and Wales
Author: Llewellyn JewittHarvard Historical Studies
Author: The Literature of Local Institutions
Author: George Laurence GommePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Author: Society of Antiquaries of London. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“A” Bibliography of British Municipal History
Author: Charles GrossPublisher: New York, London [etc.] : Longmans, Green & Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Property, Power and the Growth of Towns
Author: Catherine CassonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000876772
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval towns. This book, comprising a study of 112 English towns, emphasises these key factors. Downstream locations on major rivers attracted international trade, and thereby stimulated the local processing of imports and exports, while the early establishment of richly endowed religious institutions funnelled agricultural rental income into a town, where it was spent on luxury goods produced by local craftsmen and artisans, and on expensive, long-running building schemes. Local entrepreneurs who recognised the economic potential of a town developed residential suburbs which attracted wealthy residents. Meanwhile town authorities invested in the building and maintenance of bridges, gates, walls and ditches, often with financial support from wealthy residents. Royal lordship was also an advantage to a town, as it gave the town authorities direct access to the king and bypassed local power-brokers such as bishops and earls. The legacy of medieval investment remains visible today in the streets of important towns. Drawing on rentals, deeds and surveys, this book also examines in detail the topography of seven key medieval towns: Bristol, Gloucester, Coventry, Cambridge, Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Hull. In each case, surviving records identify the location and value of urban properties, and their owners and tenants. Using statistical techniques, previously applied only to the early modern and modern periods, the book analyses the impact of location and type of property on property values. It shows that features of the modern property market, including spatial autocorrelation, were present in the middle ages. Property hot-spots of high rents are also identified; the most valuable properties were those situated between the market and other focal points such transport hubs and religious centres, convenient for both, but remote from noise and pollution. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise from the disciplines of economics and history. It will be of interest to historians and to social scientists looking for a long-run perspective on urban development.
A Bibliography of British Municipal History, Including Gilds and Parliamentary Representation
Author: Charles GrossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Author: Society of Antiquaries of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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