Lisburn: The Town and Its People 1873-1973

Industrious, friendly and resilient, Lisburn has a character all of its own. Founded in the early seventeenth century as an estate town, it has thrived as an agricultural and linen market town and today still attracts shoppers from near and far to its weekly market every Tuesday. Lisburn played a significant part in the origins and development of the Irish linen industry. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries its hand-woven linen damask graced the tables of Europe's royalty and aristocracy and, after industrialisation, its mills became the largest producers of linen thread in the world. It is also a town with a strong military tradition, with the army having its Northern Ireland headquarters there since the outbreak of the Second World War. Thanks to generations of both local and visiting photographers, the vitality of Lisburn and its people has been captured on camera since the mid-Victorian era. This book, published in partnership with Lisburn Borough Council's multi-award-winning Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum, presents the best photographs of the town in the period from the first visit of its philanthropic new landlord, Sir Richard Wallace, in 1873, to the demise of the town's old Borough Council in 1973. Accompanied by informative, lively captions and a historic overview, these images show Lisburn and its people at work and play throughout a hundred years of extraordinary change.
ASIN: 0856406899
VSKU: BVV.0856406899.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Brian Mackey
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.