BHS Records Series Volumes Victorian Banbury

Type

Book

Authors

Barrie Trinder ( Trinder, Barrie )

ISBN 10

0900129204

ISBN 13

9780900129209

Tags

Oxfordshire, Banbury, History, Victorian, Economy, Neithrop, Churches, Politics, 19th century, Market towns, Social history, Religion

Series Name

BHS Records Series Volumes

Abstract

Banbury was one of the most prosperous of 19th century market towns, the unchallenged capital of a thriving and extensive agricultural region, and the 'metropolis of the carrier's cart'. It was celebrated for its political independence, its religious zeal, the innovative skills of its craftsmen and the diversity of its cultural. These themes are skilfully woven together in a study which is ruchly detailed, rigorously penetrating in its analysis, equally attentive to those who ruled Banbury and those who were ruled by them.

The way of life of the market town was as typical a part of Victorian England as that of the great city or the expanding suburb, yet it has been rather neglected by historians. Dr Trinder's study of Banbury remedies this neglect. The sources for the study of Banbury are unusually rich, which makes this book essential reading for anyone interested in Victorian England.

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