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Sir Joseph Banks

Rooted in Lincolnshire

By marrying the past with the present you can follow the footsteps of this fascinating man. Glimpse how we dealt with day to day problems while embracing the challenges and opportunities afforded to a person of world renown. Visit little known town and villages scattered across a tranquil region of England. Discover the charms of Lincolnshire and achievements of one of its greatest residents, Sir Joseph Banks.

£14.95

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Life In A Victorian Village

Eye witness accounts of a typical English village in the Victorian period. Henry Winn’s prolific pen records changing social attitudes and improvements to both environmental conditions and facilities within communities.

His passion for reading and correspondence also kept him in touch with issues far beyond his village boundaries. He provides accounts of Mill worker riots, Irish potato famine, Enclosure Act, Chartism and Repealers. These are examples of the topics included in his encyclopaedic collection of manuscripts.

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The Chapters are:

The Earlier Years, A Victorian Village, Temperance, Religion, Sunday School, Community Matters, National School, The Grand Old Man of Lincolnshire.

The book provides eyewitness accounts by Henry Winn a former resident of the village for 98 years. There are many Victorian photos of Henry Winn’s family, the village and memorabilia together with a selection of his poems. How did labouring families live their lives in the Victorian period? This book provides the answers thanks to Henry Winn’s manuscript books and diaries.

£14.95