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Bridport and West Bay
Mike Williams
其他書名
The buildings of the flax and hemp industry
出版Historic England, 2015-04-01
主題Architecture / Buildings / Public, Commercial & IndustrialHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralArchitecture / Urban & Land Use PlanningTechnology & Engineering / Construction / General
ISBN18480230739781848023079
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AukqDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Bridport is an industrial market town on the west Dorset coast which has played a pivotal role in the region's hemp and flax industry for over 700 years. The industrial heritage of this town is not widely known outside the area and very little has been published on the regional and national significance of Bridport. Hemp and flax was traditionally grown locally and used for the production of cordage, netting and sailcloth: this industry expanded from the 18th century onwards with the construction of new mills and warehouses along with the continued use of traditional rope and twine walks, creating a highly distinctive range of building types