Veronica Bowerman

Veronica Bowerman developed an interest in writing. mainly local history articles, for the newsletter of The Henleaze Society during the 40 years she lived in Henleaze, Bristol with her family.

She has published eight e-books and five paperbacks to date. (Two on travel and six with Henleaze connections.)

2020 - September. (eighth e-book) BRISTOL'S PHOTO PIONEER: H A POSTLETHWAITE

2020 - October. It has also been published as a paperback.

More information on this book can be found on this link:https://www.facebook.com/page/404162636362696/search/?q=photo%20pioneer

2019 - (seventh e-book) MORE HENLEAZE CONNECTIONS: PASTIMES, PASTURES AND PEOPLE

2019 - this was also published as a paperback.

2016 - (sixth e-book) HENLEAZE CONNECTIONS: SOME FASCINATING FOLK AND FACTS

2017 - NB In response to requests this has now been published as a paperback edition as well.

2016 - (fifth e-book) SHORT BREAKS. WE ALL NEED THEM: VALUE FOR MONEY IDEAS - tried and tested short breaks taken during the past three years throughout the UK and Europe, all with a limited budget.

2015 - (fourth e-book) ST MARGARET'S: MEMORIES, MUSINGS AND MERRIMENT - includes some evocative and fun memories from more than 30 "old gels."

The paperback version has sold out.

2014 - (third e-book) AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 YEARS: RETIREMENT CAN BE FUN - how a 65 year Mum took off for two years to work her way around the world on her own. The true story of a self-funding two year working holiday which opened a lot of doors in the 1970s to newly retired, Vera on a limited budget.

2014 - (second e-book) HENLEAZE JUNIOR SCHOOL - THE EARLY YEARS was published in Spring, 2014. It covers the years when the school first opened in the early 1950s until the early 1980s and makes fascinating reading!

2012 - Her first e-book THE HENLEAZE BOOK was produced through Google.

2013 - funding was secured for the printing costs of the HENLEAZE HERITAGE TRAILS. This free leaflet is available for visitors and residents to enjoy on foot the many, often hidden, delights of the area. There is also a pdf file that can be printed out https://www.henleazesociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/HENLEAZE-HERITAGETRAIL.pdf

2015 - funding was obtained for the WESTBURY ON TRYM HERITAGE TRAILS. Hard copies of the leaflet are available (free of charge) from both Westbury and Henleaze libraries, Stoke Bishop Village Hall and other shops and businesses in the local area. A pdf copy can be printed off from this links on the Westbury on Trym Society's website https://www.westburyontrymsociety.org.uk/p/news-and-gossip.html

2012 - more local history information for Henleaze has also been generated through the Henleaze Book Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/henleazebook

2017 - a regular free email newsletter was set up to enable subscribers to receive the latest local and social history information about the Henleaze area of Bristol and also to generate feedback and memories. The last edition for this newsletter was published in April 2022 following the death of Jim Bowerman, Veronica's husband of 55 years.

It was during the 1970s Veronica started visiting properties of historical interest in the area and talking to the residents. The Henleaze Society was looking for items for their newsletter to interest their members so Veronica then produced many articles for them until the late 1980s. A friend then jokingly said, "why don't you write a book?"

It was thanks to the help of many local residents, particularly Ron Lyne and Sylvia Kelly, that the first paperback edition of THE HENLEAZE BOOK was produced in 1991 and the second in 2006.

The HENLEAZE BOOK is full of anecdotes and personal memories rather than dry history - created, as it says itself 'by residents and lovers of Henleaze.' (Bristol Evening Post)

As the lead Admin of the ALHA Avon Local History & Archaeology Facebook Admin team, she currently manages the maintenance of their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AvonLocalHistoryandArchaeology/

Veronica feels that local history is like an onion - there is always another layer! She regularly updates the Henleaze Book Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/henleazebook/

However after many years of living in Henleaze and following the death of her husband of 55 years, Veronica decided to discontinue her local website https://www.henleazebook.com/ in 2022.