Tag Archives: Arthur Mee

Thanks for an ingratitude

Posted on March 23, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

From time to time, I like to feature articles out of old gazetteers here on the blog – they are a great love of mine, and they help shine a new light on old, familiar places, as well as giving a neat insight into the times they were written in.
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Bettered its manners

Posted on September 29, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Last weekend I introduced readers to one of my longstanding passions – the 1930s gazetteer series that is Arther Mee’s ‘Kings England’ – back then, I broached the subject with Arthurs florid, but charming take on Wall, the little local village with the big Roman history.th Continue reading →

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