{"product_id":"walsall-revisited","title":"Walsall Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocal historian David Vodden has here compiled a superb selection of over 200 photographs. \u003cem\u003eWalsall Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e contains numerous pictures from private collections as well as many that have not been published recently, if at all.\u003c\/strong\u003e They show how Walsall has grown in the last 150 years or so, developing from a small market town with muddy streets, to a thriving, bustling Borough town with fine public buildings and impressive streetscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated here are local industries and trades, the often-photographed Bridge with the George Hotel, its trams and trolleybuses and, of course, the original white marble statue to Sister Dora (re-erected in bronze in 1957). Modern changes are not forgotten: Digbeth’s market area and the Overstrand Restaurant, together with developments at Town Wharf are also included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will give great pleasure to those who have seen Walsall evolve, as well as to residents and visitors who know only the new town.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241874739544,"sku":"9780750916943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750916943.jpg?v=1778818566","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/walsall-revisited","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}