Professor John K Walton

JOHN K. WALTON is professor of Social History in the Institute for Northern Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University. He has worked on the history of the British seaside, popular culture, regional history and regional identities, especially in Lancashire and the Basque Country. His books include "The English Seaside Resort 1750-1914, Lancashire: a Social History 1558-1939, Fish and Chips and the British Working Class 1870 1940", and "The Playful Crowd: Pleasure Places in the Twentieth Century".

JOHN K. WALTON is professor of Social History in the Institute for Northern Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University. He has worked on the history of the British seaside, popular culture, regional history and regional identities, especially in Lancashire and the Basque Country. His books include "The English Seaside Resort 1750-1914, Lancashire: a Social History 1558-1939, Fish and Chips and the British Working Class 1870 1940", and "The Playful Crowd: Pleasure Places in the Twentieth Century". See less