Writing Portfolio
Writing for history/heritage projects
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Amanda is currently writing a number of digital tour guides for a smartphone/ipad app being produced by Past Preservers. Tours in production include Mediaeval Coventry, Shakespeare's Stratford and Chester through the Ages.
- Sample pages from publication about the history of Old Trafford during the 19th century – based on MA thesis:
OT_book.pdf (79kb) - Orphan Annie: Life in the Liverpool Blue Coat 1921 – 1928 – private publication based on the childhood memories of Mrs Annie Grice:
Bluecoat.pdf (158kb) - Highfields in the blitz: article researched, written and edited for First Tuesday, a newsletter for members of the Highfields Association of Residents and Tenants, Leicester:
Highfields.pdf (PDF, 79kb) - Copywriting for outdoor panels interpreting the history of Worsley, for the Salford and Trafford Groundwork Trust:
Worsley.pdf (70kb) - Let's get geophysical: article for the Local Heritage Initiative website www.lhi.org.uk:
LHI.pdf (63kb) - The Derwent Valley – the crucible of the Industrial Revolution: article for the Local Heritage Initiative website (unpublished):
LHI_Derwent.pdf (285kb)