Rear cover notes
It was the
spring of 1998 and the search was on for someone to update the history
of Flackwell Heath for a millennium project. For two residents,
Denis Barber and Gwenda Grange, the challenge was irresistible.
Denis Barber brought to the project a proven track record as a local
historian. Gwenda Grange brought a passion for research and a love
of writing. The result is a fresh, informative and highly readable
account of how this Buckinghamshire village grew up revealing just
how much history is hidden behind the village's modern facade.
From
the elusive Flaecca to the law-breaking Richard de Flakewell, from
the bargeman who lived here in the 1680s to the beer seller at the
heart of the paper riots, from the legendary bird-starvers and the
kindly Victorian school mistress to today's senior citizens with
their teeming memories of how things were, this is a book that celebrates
the human history of Flackwell Heath. |