Author: ECCLESTONE, A.W AND ECCLESTONE, J.L.
Title: The Rise of Great Yarmouth. The Story of a Sandbank.
Description: Great Yarmouth: A.W.Ecclestone / Norwich: Jarrold & Sons, 1959. 1st edition. Subscriber's edition. "Beginning in the days when Yarmouth was a collection of fishermen's huts on a sandbank, the story continues through the period of Domesday to King John's Charter..Thhe rise of Yarmouth to its position as the premier herring port of the world, the unique Herring Fair, and the stormy relations with the Cinque Ports are also described..Of particular interest are the hitherto unpublished accounts of the Corporation Assembly 300 years ago and the diaries of some of the Cinque Ports Bailiffs who visited the Town at that time." Pp.200, 9 illustrations, list of subscribers, owner's name to inside front cover. Light blue cloth, dustwrapper a little dusty to spine and edges but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

Keywords: Ecclestone Rise Great Yarmouth Sandbank History Norfolk Charter Losinga Tolhouse Sarah Martin Seven Havens Herrings Fishing Cinque Ports Little Yarmouth Perbrowne Fastolfe Paston Dawson Turner 49156 East Anglia: : Norfolk


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