Woodbury: The Twentieth Century Revisited by Roger Stokes - 1999: Signed Copy

Near Fine hb + wrapper. - SINGED COPY; Just one smudge on fist blank page - see photo, otherwise fine.

Signed By the Author ROGER STOKES on the title Page.

Woodbury parish, which incorporates the villages of Woodbury, Woodbury Salter and Exton, is currently one of the largest parishes in Devon. It encompasses much of Woodbury Common - an area of outstanding beauty - and enjoys a thriving community spirit rooted in the church and chapel, in the school and in agriculture, In days of old, the parish was frequented by Sir Francis Drake and a chapel dedicated to the memory of the Drake family is situated in St Swithun's Church. The 400 images that appear on these pages are just a selection taken from the 1200 old photographs of the parish aquired by the author over the past 2 yrs.The picy=tures date back as far as 1860. Press cuttings and the reminiscences of older residents have also helped to provide a unique insight into the changing face of life in the parish.
Woodbury , East Devon, local history, signed.
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