Great Glen- Customer Comment:
As a resident of the village I am amazed that Mr. Wade-Matthews has been able to find so much information on what I thought was just a run- of-the-mill English village. I am especially impressed with the coverage of the 19th-century feud between the vicar and lord of the manor. Written in a friendly way, in language that every lay man can understand, this is the book for everybody who is interested in how local history should be written.
Please note that the book is now out of print.
However, it is still available as a cd-rom. Please email rigamax@inbox.lv for details of how to buy
The cd includes a history of the village from the Romans to the end of the 20th century. Amongst others there are chapters on farming, the church, the civil war and the school. The cd also contains transcriptions of many poll tax and poor law returns as well as all the census returns from 1841 to 1901
Not only is it a guide to the village, but aso a guide to the study of English local History.
How the Romans made their roads?
How did the Saxon church differ from the post-Norman churches?
Norman laws in England
What was the Poll Tax?
The Open fields and how they operated
How did the Poor law operate?
What was life like in the Workhouse?
Enclosure - including a transcription of the Great Glen Enclosure Act and reconstructed maps.
This instructive cd will give you the answers to these questions and much, much more.