Project Gutenberg 2017-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 175 Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing) 1820 1898 Ritchie, James Ewing Crayon, Christopher Some of Our East Coast Towns One of our young boroughs (Chelmsford) -- In an ancient city (Colchester) -- A quiet Suffolk town (Hadleigh) -- A grand mediæval town (Bury St. Edmunds) -- Ipswich: the pride of the Orwell -- Living Norwich -- A day at Lynn -- Framlingham and its Castle -- Sudbury -- International Haverhill -- the Oldest Essex Borough (Maldon). Transcribed from the 1893 Edmund Durrant & Co. edition by David Price "Some of Our East Coast Towns" by J. Ewing Ritchie is a collection of travel essays written in the late 19th century. The book offers a vivid exploration of various towns along the East Coast of England, including Chelmsford, Colchester, Hadleigh, and others, detailing their histories, local culture, and significant landmarks. Ritchie, writing under the pseudonym Christopher Crayon, blends personal observations with historical anecdotes, painting each location as a character in its own right. The opening of the book introduces Chelmsford, presenting it as a young borough with modern industry juxtaposed against remnants of historical significance. Ritchie reflects on the town's transformation from a county town to a respectable suburb of London, exploring its local institutions, industry, and civic life. He paints a picture of a community proud of its past yet firmly rooted in modernity, as he discusses public spaces like the museum and its notable electrical manufacturing firm. This combination of history and contemporary life sets the tone for the subsequent entries about other towns, suggesting a rich tapestry of local character across East Anglia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en East Anglia (England) -- Description and travel DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British 175319 2025-06-21T12:33:21.444536 text/html 173475 2017-01-04T17:21:34 text/html 177368 2025-06-21T12:33:28.669559 application/epub+zip 176656 2025-06-21T12:33:24.866583 application/epub+zip 136990 2025-06-21T12:33:23.448561 application/epub+zip 314296 2025-06-21T12:33:31.424529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292420 2025-06-21T12:33:27.790587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226699 2022-09-24T14:18:20.408748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157525 2025-06-21T12:33:21.011565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157671 2017-01-04T17:21:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18733 2025-06-21T12:33:31.570513 application/rdf+xml 13784 2025-06-21T12:33:24.000592 image/jpeg 3338 2025-06-21T12:33:23.724573 image/jpeg 62169 2017-01-04T17:27:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 93793 2017-01-04T17:27:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 171217 2025-06-21T12:33:21.465559 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia