Gerry Barnes, Tom Williamson

Broschiertes Buch

The Orchards of Eastern England

History, Ecology and Place

Beschreibung

Together, the eastern counties of Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk have a tradition of fruit cultivation comparable in scale to that of the better-known west of England. For the first time the fascinating history of orchards in the east is revealed.

Autor

Tom Williamson is Professor of landscape history at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He is the lead on 'Orchards East, ' a major project supported by the Heritage Fund, of which this book forms part and the author of several books published by University of Hertfordshire Press, including Trees in England and Rethinking Ancient Woodland (both co-authored with Gerry Barnes). Gerry Barnes was formerly Head of Environment at Norfolk County Council and is now an Honorary Fellow of the School of History at UEA. A former Chair of the Forestry Commission Regional Advisory Committee for East England, he has an MBE for services to Forestry and Communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Hertfordshire Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 171mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9781912260423
• ISBN-10: 1912260425
• Artikelnr.: 61347703