RIVER TRENT
A little geographical and introductory background
A dip into some of the history witnessed by The Trent:-
a. Viking and Saxon East Midlands
b. The Civil War: Nottingham, Gainsborough, Newark, and Shelford
c. Two Men of The Potteries: Josiah Wedgwood and Arnold Bennett
d. Beer from Burton
e. Alabaster, Salt, and Coal
The River Trent by Richard Stone
The 1930s began in New York on the 29th October 1929 with The Wall Street Crash. The ripples spread our across the world. Britain, like The States, found itself with a severe economic crisis and a l
The Twenties One might be forgiven for thinking that with all the 'modern' changes to life, from radio broadcasts to the 'talkies', from the first Labour Government to expansion of car ownership, that
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