CHARITY BOOK
Newcastle focus for charity book
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charity is set to benefit from the proceeds of a newly published book which has a Newcastle focus. Clayhanger Press of Newcastleunder-Lyme have recently announced the publication of Westlands Stories by local author Paul Anderton. All the proceeds from the sale of this book are set to be donated to the Dougie Mac. A spokesman for Clayhanger Press said: The publication of the book has been made possible by the generous support of two local charities, The Strasser Foundation and the Barracks Trust Clayhanger Press has waived all production fees to ensure that all the money from the sales go to the Dougie Mac. In this exploration of the history of the Westlands area of Newcastleunder-Lyme local historian Paul Anderton shows how an unfashionablee district outside a small market town was transformed into a suburb praised d for its high-quality residential character. The book reveals the links between land used for military purposes and a Barracks in the town n. Newcastle Workhouse s last years arre described at the time when the town council s plans for a housing estate on the lines of the Bournville Village Trust were implemented. Detailed research and numerous illustrations highlight the way that Newcastle responded to the need to remove the Victorian legacy of unhealthy living conditions in the age when the provision of houses became a public responsibility. This book attempts to show how history is constructed, and how it explains, to a large extent if not totally, how the scene outside our windows has been created. Paul Anderton s writing
style together with the numerous illustrations, maps and quotes from those who remember the area before it was developed help to bring this fascinating exploration of social development in Newcastle to life and will be of great interest, not only to those who live in the area, but anyone who wants to discover the way that communities develop over time and the forces and pressures which drive those changes. Priced at £10 this 170-page book is available from any DougieMac Shop and online from Clayhanger Press. For further details email clayhangerpress@btinternet.com, call 07777 662442, or go online to: www.clayhangerpress.co.uk.
