This week I collected our copy
of the recently published Little
Waldingfield, Our village history from 1840
to 2014. I have to say that it is
one of the best produced books on local history that I have seen.
A sequel to Harry Clive’s
book, Beyond Living Memory, which
documents the history of the village up to 1840, the book is a fascinating
collection of pictures, reminiscence and fact. Organised thematically, there
are chapters, among many other topics, on Village Development, Crimes and
Misdemeanours, Pubs and Clubs and Little Waldingfield at War. Some of the photographs are truly stunning,
all are interesting, and the book promises many happy hours for the
historically inclined.
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| American Airmen outside the White Horse Pub in 1944 |
The publication is a real
credit to the Little Waldingfield History Society, who received a grant from
the Heritage Lottery fund towards the costs of production. The money must have been important and a
great help, but what is really impressive is the amount of work that was
clearly put in by the five authors of the book.
They modestly hide their identities away on almost the very last page,
but I feel that I should give them full credit here. So congratulations to Susan Moore, Diana
Langford, Andy Sheppard, Sue Sheppard and Dennis Duffy.
The Little Waldingfield
History Society continues to go from strength to strength. The next talk will be on the history of Great
Yarmouth by Anthony Arbuthnot on the evening of 19th November.
Thank you Jenny for your lovely write up.
ReplyDeleteWe did work exceptionally hard, both individually and more importantly as a team, and its very nice to hear that people like our work, which makes it all worth while.
Just a quick note to advise your readers that every penny of our book sales will go to preserve St Lawrence Church in Little Waldingfield. Books may be purchased, priced at £18.00 collected (or delivered in the local area) or £21.00 including postage and packing, from the following:
Sue Sheppard 01787 247980
Di Langford 01787 248298