{"product_id":"bedford-9780752453217","title":"Bedford","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBedford\u003c\/em\u003e exhibits a wealth of history in its old buildings and in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century developments which transformed it into an educational, industrial and residential centre.\u003c\/strong\u003e This fascinating selection from photographic archives naturally includes places associated with John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim''s Progress, John Howard, the philanthropist, and Sir William Harpur, from whose sixteenth-century endowment sprang four public schools and many almshouses. The photographs also feature the contribution of other locally significant figures such as the Chethams, boat-builders and cinema exhibitors, the prolific architect Albert Prosser, and the Howard family of agricultural engineers. This is an endlessly fascinating anthology of former days in \u003cem\u003eBedford\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404670574935,"sku":"9780752453217","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780752453217.jpg?v=1730487153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bedford-9780752453217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}