A History of Chalfont St.Peter and Gerrards Cross with The History of Bulstrode

Edmonds, G.C.; Baker, A. M.

ISBN 10: 0861403193 / ISBN 13: 9780861403196

Published by Colin Smythe Ltd, U.K., 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Chalfont St.Peter and Gerrards Cross with The History of Bulstrode
• Publisher: Colin Smythe Ltd, U.K.
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0861403193
• ISBN 13: 9780861403196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Local History

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Synopsis

This book contains Revd Geoffrey Edmonds’ work, last published by this company in 1968, and Dr Audrey Baker’s hitherto unpublished history of Bulstrode, past home of Judge Jeffreys, the Dukes of Portland and then the Dukes of Somerset. While Chalfont St Peter dates back to before the Norman Conquest, and Bulstrode to the time of the Knights Templar, the parish of Gerrards Cross is a newly formed entity, being carved out of five neighbouring parishes, and greatly expanded following the 1906 opening of the London to High Wycombe Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway line which passed through the village. Through their separate histories both Dr Baker and the Revd Edmonds chart the history of the locality through the centuries, showing how it has evolved from Anglo-Saxon and medieval times, through the Reformation, the Cromwellian period and Restoration, the Hanoverian and Victorian eras to the 20th century, and how the great families who came to live here gained or lost power, rose, fell or moved on, as well as the creation of Gerrards Cross over the past century. In addition to the hundred or so illustrations within the book (including a number showing the construction of the railway through Gerrards Cross), the cover reproduces a watercolour of Chalfont Park by J.M.W.Turner, that was unknown until 2002. The index features every person, place and house mentioned by the authors so residents can see what parts of the book relate to their home or the part of the villages in which they live