Inns of Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford was an important stopping place on the Watling Street and soon after its foundation at the end of the 12th century it became an attractive resting place for royal entourages. The town was the scene of some famous events in English history and from the 18th century to the arrival of the railways […]
Honey Still for Tea
“What is it about Yembury?” wonders Joyce Agate, now a detective sergeant, as she tries to solve yet another murder in Yembury.In this third excursion into the apparently cosy Dorset village of Yembury, Geoffrey Lloyd takes us deeper into the geteel and not so genteel lives of Yembury’s inhabitants, and their apparent propensity for leaving […]
First Impressions
On September 17th 1838 the directors of the London and Birmingham Railway Company, together with other dignitaries, steamed through Wolverton to celebrate the opening day of the new railway line. Wolverton’s destiny was therefore to change from a rural community to a forward looking industrial town.That event took place 175 years ago and today Wolverton […]
Manno’s Manor
Wolverton came to national attention in 1838 when the London to Birmingham Railway was completed and this small rural community developed into the railway town that enjoyed some fame in the great rail-way age. This heritage has perhaps obscured a longer and richer history and in this book Bryan Dunleavy traces the story from Bronze […]
Tales of Abd’ El Azar
Tales of Abd’ el Azar is a fictional account of stories of magic, love and derring-do brought back to 17th century England by Thomas Swain, a merchant adventurer of Bristol who shared a cell with the aged storyteller Abd’ el Azar in Mosul, a city in present day Iraq.The Tales take us to Mesopotamia, to […]
Lanterns in Wet Leaves
The poems are made accessible by her directness of language, particularly through the skilful use of the sound and rhythm of the words. This comes as no surprise, given that Rosemary is herself an accomplished musician. She is also a visual artist and the illustrations and cover of this volume are her own work.
Sonata in the Key of Life
Rosemary Parrott’s first collection of poems takes the reader on a journey that is both physical and spiritual, moving from Guernsey to Crete, from Exposition to Development to Recapitulation. Richly descriptive, her words capture emotions and sentiments that will strike a chord in most readers’ minds and hearts. Whether she is describing the fertile imagination […]
I Grew Up in Wolverton
The small, the trivial, the large, the important – the memories come tumbling out in Facebook conversations as people recall their growing years in Wolverton. The memories range from the 1940s to the 1990s while people recall little bits of life in Wolverton. The result is a unique (and very readable) portrait of growing up […]
The Lost Streets of Wolverton
Almost 175 years ago Wolverton was the talk of the nation. Steam locomotive power was able to transport goods and passengers between London and Birmingham at hitherto unheard of speeds, and Wolverton was, of necessity, the stopping point for refreshment and vehicle maintenance. The London and Birmingham Railway, several years in the planning, opened in […]