Author: Julian Hunt
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750991569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amersham's importance as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the Midlands. He traces the history of all the town's tanneries and proves that Weller's brewery is much older than previously believed and that its many maltings were selling vast quantities of malt to London brewers in the 17th century. He does not neglect the townspeople themselves, not least the Drakes of Shardeloes who dominated the political, religious and social life of Amersham for 350 years. Here he is able to draw on the unique knowledge of Barney Tyrwhitt Drake, a direct descendant. Julian Hunt's well-researched narrative is both comprehensive and easy to read. Splendidly illustrated, it is a significant contribution to the published history of Buckinghamshire and will be warmly welcomed in and around old Amersham itself.
A History of Amersham
Author: Julian Hunt
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750991569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amersham's importance as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the Midlands. He traces the history of all the town's tanneries and proves that Weller's brewery is much older than previously believed and that its many maltings were selling vast quantities of malt to London brewers in the 17th century. He does not neglect the townspeople themselves, not least the Drakes of Shardeloes who dominated the political, religious and social life of Amersham for 350 years. Here he is able to draw on the unique knowledge of Barney Tyrwhitt Drake, a direct descendant. Julian Hunt's well-researched narrative is both comprehensive and easy to read. Splendidly illustrated, it is a significant contribution to the published history of Buckinghamshire and will be warmly welcomed in and around old Amersham itself.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750991569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amersham's importance as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the Midlands. He traces the history of all the town's tanneries and proves that Weller's brewery is much older than previously believed and that its many maltings were selling vast quantities of malt to London brewers in the 17th century. He does not neglect the townspeople themselves, not least the Drakes of Shardeloes who dominated the political, religious and social life of Amersham for 350 years. Here he is able to draw on the unique knowledge of Barney Tyrwhitt Drake, a direct descendant. Julian Hunt's well-researched narrative is both comprehensive and easy to read. Splendidly illustrated, it is a significant contribution to the published history of Buckinghamshire and will be warmly welcomed in and around old Amersham itself.
A History of Coleshill
Author: Julian Hunt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955888731
Category : Coleshill (Buckinghamshire, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780955888731
Category : Coleshill (Buckinghamshire, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham: Natural history, early man, Domesday survey, ecclesiastical history, religious houses
Author: William Page
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Injured Parties
Author: Monica Weller
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750968842
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
On 9 November 1966, popular GP Dr Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while birdwatching and exercising her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Her body was found the next day, her eyes having been pushed into her skull. 'She had binoculars round her neck, spied illicit lovers, was spotted, and one or both of them killed her,' surmised Detective Chief Superintendent Jack 'Razor' Williams of New Scotland Yard. He had received fifty police commendations in his career, yet not one for a murder enquiry. Unsurprisingly, within weeks the police operation was wound down, Williams retired, and another cold case hit the statistics. Fifty years later, amateur sleuth and author Monica Weller set about solving the murder – without the help of the prohibited files. As she sifted the evidence, a number of suspects and sinister motives began to emerge; it was clear it was not a random killing after all. Weller uncovered secret passions, deep jealousies, unusual relationships and a victim with a dark past. Her persistence and dedication were dramatically rewarded when she uncovered the identity of the murderer – revealed here for the first time.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750968842
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
On 9 November 1966, popular GP Dr Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while birdwatching and exercising her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Her body was found the next day, her eyes having been pushed into her skull. 'She had binoculars round her neck, spied illicit lovers, was spotted, and one or both of them killed her,' surmised Detective Chief Superintendent Jack 'Razor' Williams of New Scotland Yard. He had received fifty police commendations in his career, yet not one for a murder enquiry. Unsurprisingly, within weeks the police operation was wound down, Williams retired, and another cold case hit the statistics. Fifty years later, amateur sleuth and author Monica Weller set about solving the murder – without the help of the prohibited files. As she sifted the evidence, a number of suspects and sinister motives began to emerge; it was clear it was not a random killing after all. Weller uncovered secret passions, deep jealousies, unusual relationships and a victim with a dark past. Her persistence and dedication were dramatically rewarded when she uncovered the identity of the murderer – revealed here for the first time.
The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham
Author: George Lipscomb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckingham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckingham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
British Sport: Local histories
Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714652511
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714652511
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
The Local Historian
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Victoria History of the County of Buckingham
Author: William Page
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buckinghamshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.