Project Gutenberg 2005-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 147 Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson) 1854 1930 Ditchfield, Peter Hampson Ditchfield, Peter H. (Peter Hampson) a11000761 Vanishing England E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Victoria Woosley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) "Vanishing England" by P. H. Ditchfield is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the gradual disappearance of various historical and cultural features in England, providing a poignant commentary on the changes brought by industrialization and modernization. Ditchfield aims to document the remnants of the old English landscape—including architectural gems, traditions, and customs—before they are lost forever to progress and neglect. The opening of the book lays out Ditchfield’s intent to chronicle the elements of England that are vanishing. He reflects on the impact of industrial change, describing the stark contrasts between the nostalgic memories of a simpler past and the encroaching realities of a modern world. He shares observations about the historical buildings and customs that are disappearing, lamenting their loss while expressing hope for the preservation of what remains. Through vivid prose, Ditchfield highlights the artistic and historical significance of old country houses, churches, streets, and traditions that symbolize a bygone era, setting the stage for a journey through England's dwindling heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Description and travel England -- Antiquities England -- Social life and customs Historic buildings -- England DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Travel & Geography 740251 740032 2024-09-06T13:00:00.406688 2023-09-07T04:44:34.711382 text/html text/html 730279 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6549534 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6913798 2024-09-06T13:00:40.711496 application/epub+zip 6915422 2024-09-06T13:00:15.971648 application/epub+zip 338471 2024-09-06T13:00:01.693706 application/epub+zip 20646518 2024-09-06T13:00:49.829507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20571872 2024-09-06T13:00:25.947564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576528 2022-09-07T18:04:32.805120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657464 657350 2024-09-06T12:59:58.588218 2023-09-07T04:44:33.217403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 657143 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 256717 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 657186 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256653 2020-12-19T05:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21441 2024-09-06T13:00:50.005472 application/rdf+xml 16128 2024-09-06T13:00:02.115719 image/jpeg 4009 2024-09-06T13:00:01.900699 image/jpeg 6595449 2024-09-06T13:00:00.847720 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia