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Picture the Past: Chesterfield - Signed CopyAuthor: Michael SmithPicture the Past: Chesterfield - Signed CopyThe result of a collaboration between Picture the Past, DB Publishing and Michael Smith, Picture the Past: Chesterfield is a beautiful visual tour through the history of this impressive Derbyshire town. Picture the Past (www.picturethepast.org.uk) is a website which was launched with Heritage Lottery funding and is collectively managed by the local authorities of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire. Picture the Past aims to conserve and make publicly accessible the photographic heritage of the North East Midlands, thereby enabling people to see the richness and diversity of the area’s photographic collections. In this stunning book those behind the project aim to reach an audience which may be unfamiliar with the website, and to acquaint those with an interest in Chesterfield with a small selection from its 60,000+ images. This excellent collection captures individual moments, frozen in time, giving a unique and very personal insight into the heart of this most characterful area of Britain.
PublisherDB Publishing ISBN9781859838747.Price in GBP£20.00 |
MICHAEL SMITH was born and educated in Derby. After commercial experience with a national group of electrical wholesalers he trained to be a teacher at Bishop Lonsdale College. After a successful career in education he retired as Vice-Principal of Castle Donington Community College in 2005.
His academic qualifications include a BA (Hons) from the Open University, a Masters degree from Nottingham University and a specialist qualification in local history from the
University of Keele.
A successful author, with five previous books to his credit, he also worked as a lecturer in local history for the WEA and Nottingham University.