In the past it has been said “.... that in Yeovil itself Yeovil has no history, and in a sense, no past i.e., worth recording.”
Jack William Sweet, a Yeovilian by birth and ancestry, aims to contradict this erroneous statement, made more than one hundred years ago, in this book, which is a look as what is actually quite an eventful past.
It covers a wide range of stories, from two drownings in the River Yeo in 1844, to the tragedies of the Edgar family, which almost certainly led to the Yeovil we know today, to the celebrations of VE and VJ Days in 1945 to the sorrow at the death of King George VI in 1952 and on to the fun of the St Peter’s Youth Club show Dinah Mite at the old Summerleaze Park School in May 1953.
Many memories are given a new lease of life and this will be a poignant a trip down memory lane for some; for others this charming book will be a voyage of discovery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jack William Sweet has lived all his life in Yeovil, where he was born. After leaving the RAF in 1958 he worked for thirty four years’ with Yeovil Borough Council and later the South Somerset District Council before taking early retirement.
His passion for history has inspired this prolific author to write numerous articles for local publications as well as many books including Shocking Somerset Murders of the Nineteenth Century and Shocking and Surprising Somerset Stories.
Although retired Jack undertakes voluntary work for the Museum of South Somerset. He is also a keen photographer and has travelled extensively.
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| Publication: |
September 2010 |
Extent: |
128 pages |
| Availability: |
In stock |
Images Mono: |
160 |
| Format: |
235 x 165 mm |
Images Colour: |
0 |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
