Charlewood Press - publishing imprint for local history books by Anthony Light and Gerald Ponting
The History of Fordingbridge
My slide show, based on the contents our various books on Fordingbridge, covers many aspects of the history of the town. The talk will be of particular interest to groups in the Fordingbridge area and to local history groups across a wider region. It replaces and improves upon my previous talks, Fordingbridge and District, a Pictorial History and Victorian Picture Show - Fordingbridge 1837-1901.
THE HISTORY OF FORDINGBRIDGE
from Earliest Times to the 21st Century
Charlewood Press, 2001
ISBN 0 9533955 2 9
242 x 170 mm, paperback
176 pages, 186 illustrations
£10.95
Guided walks around Fordingbridge
For a number of groups, I have followed up a talk on the history of Fordingbridge by taking members on a 1½ hour guided walk around the town.
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When this book was published in 2001, it was the first overall history of Fordingbridge (a small town on the edge of the New Forest, in southern England) to be published for over 35 years.
It is a more a comprehensive history then any previous work, including earlier volumes by the same authors.
The scope of the book is wide. It begins with evidence for the first Stone Age settlers in the area; progresses through Iron Age and Roman times; and discusses the development of the Saxon village into a small medieval market town. The changes over subsequent centuries are explored in detail up to the start of the 21st century.
Anyone with an interest in the town of Fordingbridge will enjoy this carefully researched and profusely illustrated book.
