Villages and Towns of Great Britain
Great Britain grew from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy in two or three generations,
encompassing the Regency period.
Villages grew to towns or disappeared; towns became cities or trudged on in a time-honoured form caught in a backwater.
Here, in vintage depictions, are some of the settlements of Regency England
encompassing the Regency period.
Villages grew to towns or disappeared; towns became cities or trudged on in a time-honoured form caught in a backwater.
Here, in vintage depictions, are some of the settlements of Regency England
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Bath, Somerset |
Sibford Ferris, Oxfordshire |
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Hadleigh, Suffolk |
Walton on Trent, Derbyshire |
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Harrowgate, Yorkshire |
Arley, Worcestershire |
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Leeds, Yorkshire |
Eardisley, Herefordshire |
| Some distinctive features marked the villages and towns: | |
| Market Crosses | Ancient Bridges |
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| And of course, the inns, which were often the heart of the community: | |
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Many of the pen and ink drawings above are from the archives of WILLIAM ALBERT GREEN
1907 - 1983.
You can view more at the website HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN PEN & INK
You can view more at the website HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN PEN & INK