Chorley Borough Through Time

Chorley Borough Through Time

Christchurch Through Time

Christchurch Through Time

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang

Publication Date15th January 2010

Book FormatPaperback

pages288

Illustrations50

Height235

Width156

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang offers a fascinating insight into the origin of clocks and watches and what this industry meant to the people of Christchurch.
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ISBN
9781848684416

The Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang is a detailed study of poverty, survival and bygone trades. With major new discoveries about the watch industry, and the characters that inhabited the small town of Christchurch in Dorset, Sue Newman explores the significance of watch making and other cottage industries that helped to keep the people of Christchurch out of the clutches of poverty. Have you ever wondered who invented the first clock or where the idea for watches came from? If so, this is the book for you. Sue Newman explores various explanations for the origin of the invention of the first clock, an accolade that is often attributed to a Pope named Gerbert in 920AD. The Chain Gang charts the story of the increasing miniaturisation of clocks which eventually transformed into watches and explores the significance of the fuse chain and what this industry meant to the inhabitants of Christchurch.

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