Southampton Through the Ages Author:Peter Kilby This book presents an account of the development of Southampton as a settlement and a port, from its inception in AD 43 until the present day. It includes a chronological analysis of the Roman Camp of Clausentum, the Anglo-Saxon town of Hamwic, and the medieval walled town of Southamptun, together with a commentary of the outward development cul... more »minating in the city of today. Although it contains a selective history of the architecture of each period, a similar emphasis is placed on the social and economic forces which have shaped the development of Southampton, in which the focus of the center has gradually moved westward from the banks of the River Itchen in the east to the River Test in the west. Profusely illustrated, with approximately 100 back and white photographs - many previously unpublished--this large-format, case-bound book tells the story of Southampton's prolific architectural past and present and the social and economic« less