From Old Photographs: Jarrow from Old Photographs (Paperback)

Jarrow has a rich history going back well over a thousand years. In the eighth century, the monastery of Saint Paul was the home of the Venerable Bede, who is regarded as the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar and the father of English history. Jarrow remained a small town until the introduction of heavy industries like coal mining and shipbuilding. Charles Mark Palmer established a shipyard here and employed 80% of the town's working population until its closure in 1933, provoking the event for which the town is probably best known: the Jarrow March to London to protest against unemployment in Britain. In this fascinating collection of images, local author and historian Paul Perry illustrates the proud history of this Tyneside town. Jarrow From Old Photographs provides something for everyone, be they long-time residents or first-time visitors.