The growth of Gloucester 1820-1851 : tradition and innovation in a county town
This study examines the extent to which innovative forces altered Gloucester's character in the period 1820-1851, a time of accelerating change. The analysis is developed at three inter-related levels: the town itself, its regional functions and its more distant relationships. Some comparisons with other middle ranking county towns contribute to the assessment of Gloucester's experience. The growth of Cheltenham and the Gloucester Berkeley Canal were major factors. The opening chapters consider firstly the town's sphere of influence and wider regional connections, its main physical features and development and lastly, the growth of its population and the character of its occupational structure. The next four chapters are concerned with key sectors of the urban economy, beginning with the markets and inns. Then follow the more dynamic sectors which comprised the retailers of the central shopping area, mercantile and related interests dependent on shipping and lastly that of the professions, in particular law, medicine and banking. The eighth chapter establishes the relationship between these sectors, the urban population more generally and the city corporation, and the influence of its traditions. The 1851
Christmas, Evelyn A.
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The growth of Gloucester 1820-1851 : tradition and innovation in a county town. This study examines the extent to which innovative forces altered Gloucester's character in the period 1820-1851, a time of accelerating change. The analysis is developed at three inter-related levels: the town itself, its regional functions and its more distant relationships. Some comparisons with other middle ranking county towns contribute to the assessment of Gloucester's experience. The growth of Cheltenham and the Gloucester Berkeley Canal were major factors. The opening chapters consider firstly the town's sphere of influence and wider regional connections, its main physical features and development and lastly, the growth of its population and the character of its occupational structure. The next four chapters are concerned with key sectors of the urban economy, beginning with the markets and inns. Then follow the more dynamic sectors which comprised the retailers of the central shopping area, mercantile and related interests dependent on shipping and lastly that of the professions, in particular law, medicine and banking. The eighth chapter establishes the relationship between these sectors, the urban population more generally and the city corporation, and the influence of its traditions. The 1851
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