The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick maker

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A colourful history of one of our most loved and ever-changing public spaces. The modern-day cry is that the high street is dying. But are our present concerns so different from those of the past? Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts still standing today. Peeping inside the windows of tailors, tearooms and grocers, we explore everything from the toyshops of yesteryear – places where curiosities were sold for adults rather than children – to the birth of brands we still shop at today. Vibrant with historical detail and surprising wares, ‘The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker’ is an essential reflection on how we shopped and lived in days gone by – and what the future may bring.

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‘A rich, lively and nostalgia-provoking sensory experience … this is history in its messiest, most bustling human essence’ THE TIMES’The queen of food historians’ LUCY WORSLEY’Annie Gray’s fascinating history of a British institution in crisis illuminates and entertains’ GREG JENNER’Properly immersive, full of juicy sensory detail – Annie Gray’s romp down British high streets through the centuries is a blast’ TESSA BOASEBustling with rich detail, historical vignettes and surprising wares, this is the story of Britain’s best-loved but ever-changing public spaces.What makes a high street? It’s certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating heart of our towns and cities and, by extension, of the people who use them. As spaces where local life and culture unfolds, our high streets can be playgrounds of personal indulgence and community spirit, or sites of contentious debate and politicking. Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts of the twentieth century. Peeping through the windows of tailors, tearooms and grocers, we explore everything from the toyshops of yesteryear – where curiosities were sold for adults, not children – to the birth of brands we shop at today.Vibrant and enticing, The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker is an essential reflection on how we shopped and lived in days gone by – and what the future may bring.

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Weight 0.66 kg
Dimensions 23.4 × 15 × 4.4 cm
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Publisher

Profile Books

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Cover

Hardback

Pages

416

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Edition
Dewey

381.1 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K