The Lost Villages: a history of the Holmwoods
The Lost Villages tells the story of Holmwood Common and the villages of North, South and Mid Holmwood, their notable residents and significant buildings, from early hunter gatherer nomads, through the formation of the Common in the medieval period, the growth of villages in the 19th century to the rise and decline of tourism in the 20th and the coming of the dual carriageway that split the villages in two. A portrait of the development of a cluster of villages through feudalism to capitalism and Empire, its cast of characters includes the suffragette leaders, Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, the adult cinema star Mary Millington, Queen Victoria’s favourite sculptor and the Prince Regent’s divorce lawyer.
by Kathy Atherton
112pp with full colour illustrations
The Lost Villages tells the story of Holmwood Common and the villages of North, South and Mid Holmwood, their notable residents and significant buildings, from early hunter gatherer nomads, through the formation of the Common in the medieval period, the growth of villages in the 19th century to the rise and decline of tourism in the 20th and the coming of the dual carriageway that split the villages in two. A portrait of the development of a cluster of villages through feudalism to capitalism and Empire, its cast of characters includes the suffragette leaders, Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, the adult cinema star Mary Millington, Queen Victoria’s favourite sculptor and the Prince Regent’s divorce lawyer.
by Kathy Atherton
112pp with full colour illustrations
The Lost Villages tells the story of Holmwood Common and the villages of North, South and Mid Holmwood, their notable residents and significant buildings, from early hunter gatherer nomads, through the formation of the Common in the medieval period, the growth of villages in the 19th century to the rise and decline of tourism in the 20th and the coming of the dual carriageway that split the villages in two. A portrait of the development of a cluster of villages through feudalism to capitalism and Empire, its cast of characters includes the suffragette leaders, Emmeline and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, the adult cinema star Mary Millington, Queen Victoria’s favourite sculptor and the Prince Regent’s divorce lawyer.
by Kathy Atherton
112pp with full colour illustrations
The Lost Villages: a history of the Holmwoods
The Lost Villages: a history of the Holmwoods
by Kathy Atherton
112pp with full colour illustrations