A blog for those interested in the heritage and culture of traditional salt making in the UK.
Showing posts with label cheshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheshire. Show all posts
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Buy a Copy of John Henry Cooke 1848-1928 'a very worthy gentleman'
A&A Fielding Ltd have published a second book through the on demand service of Blurb.
John Henry Cooke was the first clerk to the Winsford Local Board, Cheshire and was solicitor for those promoting the Brine Pumping (compensation for subsidence) Bill of 1881 and for the second Bill which became an Act in 1891.
Some years ago Andrew and Annelise Fielding bought a copy of JH Cooke's book describing the celebrations that took place in Cheshire to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in which he had written notes about his life and his work dedicated to the people of Winsford. The notes describe his life and his education as he trained to become a solicitor and the sadness from which he never really recovered following the death of two of his sons in the Great War. His library about the salt industry in Cheshire was used by Albert F Calvert while Calvert was compiling his book Salt in Cheshire published in 1915.
John Henry Cooke was the first clerk to the Winsford Local Board, Cheshire and was solicitor for those promoting the Brine Pumping (compensation for subsidence) Bill of 1881 and for the second Bill which became an Act in 1891.
Some years ago Andrew and Annelise Fielding bought a copy of JH Cooke's book describing the celebrations that took place in Cheshire to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in which he had written notes about his life and his work dedicated to the people of Winsford. The notes describe his life and his education as he trained to become a solicitor and the sadness from which he never really recovered following the death of two of his sons in the Great War. His library about the salt industry in Cheshire was used by Albert F Calvert while Calvert was compiling his book Salt in Cheshire published in 1915.
Saturday, 11 July 2015
Thomas Birtles' Photographic Survey of Northwich
A catalogue of photographs taken by Thomas Birtles between 1891 and 1892 will be published by Andrew and Annelise Fielding at the end of August. The photographs record the town as it was at the passing of the Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act of 1891. The town was at a point of change with brick buildings being replaced by timber-framed buildings as a form of subsidence resistance protecting structures from ground movements caused by rock salt mining and wild brine pumping.
The book is 248 pages long and includes maps showing the location of the buildings with 13 maps and all 251 photographs grouped by their location within the town. The book will retail at £15 in paperback. A&A Fielding Ltd.
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