Secret Bungay
'The jewel in Waveney's crown'. Bungay, a small market town in Suffolk, owes its sparkling title both to its rich heritage of historic buildings, and its superb setting poised above the lovely water meadows of the river Waveney. Chosen by Roman and then Saxon invaders as an ideal strategic centre, it was dominated after the Norman Conquest by Earl Hugh Bigod who firmly established its importance by building one of the most powerful castles in the kingdom. The town continued to prosper throughout the mediaeval period with its extensive river trade, agriculture, and cloth and leather industries. Despite suffering the Black Death, an attack by the notorious Black Dog, and the 'Great Fire' of 1688, Bungay bounced back, and became such a popular and fashionable resort in the Georgian period that it was nicknamed 'Little London'.Secret Bungay delves into the town's hidden past in this unique approach to its history, blending the serious with the not so serious, and seeking out her deepest secrets.
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Secret Bungay
'The jewel in Waveney's crown'. Bungay, a small market town in Suffolk, owes its sparkling title both to its rich heritage of historic buildings, and its superb setting poised above the lovely water meadows of the river Waveney. Chosen by Roman and then Saxon invaders as an ideal strategic centre, it was dominated after the Norman Conquest by Earl Hugh Bigod who firmly established its importance by building one of the most powerful castles in the kingdom. The town continued to prosper throughout the mediaeval period with its extensive river trade, agriculture, and cloth and leather industries. Despite suffering the Black Death, an attack by the notorious Black Dog, and the 'Great Fire' of 1688, Bungay bounced back, and became such a popular and fashionable resort in the Georgian period that it was nicknamed 'Little London'.Secret Bungay delves into the town's hidden past in this unique approach to its history, blending the serious with the not so serious, and seeking out her deepest secrets.
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Secret Bungay

Secret Bungay

by Christopher Reeve
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Secret Bungay

by Christopher Reeve

Overview

'The jewel in Waveney's crown'. Bungay, a small market town in Suffolk, owes its sparkling title both to its rich heritage of historic buildings, and its superb setting poised above the lovely water meadows of the river Waveney. Chosen by Roman and then Saxon invaders as an ideal strategic centre, it was dominated after the Norman Conquest by Earl Hugh Bigod who firmly established its importance by building one of the most powerful castles in the kingdom. The town continued to prosper throughout the mediaeval period with its extensive river trade, agriculture, and cloth and leather industries. Despite suffering the Black Death, an attack by the notorious Black Dog, and the 'Great Fire' of 1688, Bungay bounced back, and became such a popular and fashionable resort in the Georgian period that it was nicknamed 'Little London'.Secret Bungay delves into the town's hidden past in this unique approach to its history, blending the serious with the not so serious, and seeking out her deepest secrets.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445683355
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 10/15/2018
Series: Secret
Sold by: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 28 MB
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About the Author

Christopher Reeve lives, and was born in Bungay. He was formerly the Curator of Bungay Museum, now Assistant Curator, and was Keeper of Art for Bury St Edmunds Borough Council. He is a local author who has written many books on his home town Bungay. He has also contributed several entries on to the current DNB.
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