Reference and local history book of the month – February 2012

'Victorian and Edwardian Sussex' by Aylwin Guilmant

Full of gorgeous sepia toned photographs of Victorian and Edwardian Sussex, together with contemporary descriptions of Sussex people and their lives, this book will fascinate and delight everyone who knows this historic land of the South Saxons.

There are over 150 of the best photographic images from the turn of the 20th century which present the past lives of ordinary men and women in a county featuring the long line of the Downs, the dense woodland of the Weald, and the ever-changing coastline.

This is the perfect book for anyone wanting to immerse themselves in local history.

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