{"product_id":"the-allcroft-family-from-worcester-to-stokesay-paperback","title":"The Allcroft Family: From Worcester to Stokesay - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntony David Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Allcroft Family: From Worcester to Stokesay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy Antony David Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep inside the remarkable rise of one of England's great provincial dynasties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in late-eighteenth-century Worcester, \u003ci\u003eThe Allcroft Family: From Worcester to Stokesay\u003c\/i\u003e follows the Allcrofts from skilled glove-makers to industrial magnates and landed gentry. Through ambition and innovation, they helped build the famed firm of \u003cb\u003eDent, Allcroft \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/b\u003e, shaping a global trade in fine leather gloves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the 1860s, John Derby Allcroft-entrepreneur and philanthropist-purchased the medieval \u003cb\u003eStokesay Castle\u003c\/b\u003e and created the magnificent \u003cb\u003eStokesay Court Estate\u003c\/b\u003e in rural Shropshire. His vast neo-Elizabethan mansion became the centre of family power and a landmark of Victorian architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubsequent generations left their mark on south Shropshire's civic, cultural and religious life, from political influence to charitable works. The story concludes with \u003cb\u003eLady Jewell Magnus-Allcroft\u003c\/b\u003e, last of the line and wife of celebrated biographer \u003cb\u003ePhilip Magnus\u003c\/b\u003e, whose marriage linked the Allcrofts to the intellectual elite of twentieth-century Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on original research and rich local history, historian \u003cb\u003eAntony David Davies\u003c\/b\u003e paints a vivid portrait of enterprise, faith and social transformation-an absorbing narrative for anyone fascinated by \u003cb\u003eVictorian Britain, country houses, industrial heritage, or Shropshire history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- British social and family histories\u003cbr\u003e- Victorian and Edwardian country-house stories\u003cbr\u003e- Industrial and regional history of the West Midlands and Shropshire\u003cbr\u003e- Biographies of influential yet overlooked families\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48104249164024,"sku":"9781535416658","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/hOfV2AR4Rk9781535416658.webp?v=1783274678","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-allcroft-family-from-worcester-to-stokesay-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}