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A-Z of Kingston Upon Thames : places - people - history

By: Publication details: Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing, 2019Description: 96pISBN:
  • 9781445685373
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • PZ
Summary: The history of the ancient town of Kingston upon Thames goes back to Anglo-Saxon time, and two Saxon kings were crowned there. Historically in Surrey, it has been an important crossing point for the River Thames for centuries and although the town is now part of Greater London, it retains its separate identity despite the massive growth of population in the area. Kingston also has a proud industrial past, being associated with military aircraft design and manufacture by famous names such as Sopwith, Hawker and Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace
List(s) this item appears in: Stenhouse Library - Recreational Reads | Stenhouse Library New Books 2023 | Stenhouse Library - Recreational Reads Non Fiction
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Fiction book Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Fiction Collection PZ MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available ST00300

The history of the ancient town of Kingston upon Thames goes back to Anglo-Saxon time, and two Saxon kings were crowned there. Historically in Surrey, it has been an important crossing point for the River Thames for centuries and although the town is now part of Greater London, it retains its separate identity despite the massive growth of population in the area. Kingston also has a proud industrial past, being associated with military aircraft design and manufacture by famous names such as Sopwith, Hawker and Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace

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