Victorian Lincoln

Drawing from a wide range of local sources, Sir Francis describes Lincoln as it underwent major change.

Francis Hill (Author)

9780521079273, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 August 2008

360 pages
23 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.3 kg

Drawing from a wide range of local sources, Sir Francis describes Lincoln as it underwent major change: with the advent of the railways, this ancient cathedral city, hitherto predominantly a market centre, became an industrial city. Sir Francis discusses all aspects of life in the Victorian city, political and municipal reform, the continuing influence of the gentry, the growth of non-confomity and the recovery of Anglicanism, the awakening of the cathedral to new life, and population growth with its attendant social problems - housing, public health and education. Throughout, the author's personal knowledge of the city enables him to give the feel of the period in a fascinating and vivid way. This volume will be of great interest to specialists in nineteenth-century history, and, like the others in the series, to local historians and people who care for the city.

1. The early Victorian scene
2. Politics 1832–68
3. Reform in local government
4. County influence
5. High farming
6. Transport and industry
7. Economic and social change: I
8. Problems of public health
9. Church and chapel: I
10. Politics 1868–1914
11. Industry and agriculture 1870–1914
12. Reluctant progress
13. Church and chapel: II
14 The minster
15. The schools after 1870
16. Economic and social change: II.

Subject Areas: History [HB]