Secret Cheltenham

The A-side of Cheltenhams history as a fashionable Regency spa and subsequent reinvention as a town of colleges, churches and festivals is well documented, but what about its flip-side? Much of the towns fascinating history has either been overlooked or lies hidden below the surface. Well-known local author David Elder delves into Cheltenhams lost, forgotten and hidden histories, unearthing fascinating facts and recounting some remarkable stories. Learn, for example, about some of Cheltenhams minor celebrities and local characters from the man who sold his wife for little more than 18 pence to the concert pianist who claimed to be the reincarnation of Franz Liszt, while not forgetting the person who led to the discovery of Jeeves not long before perishing at the Battle of the Somme. Secret Cheltenham reveals the lesser-known aspects of this remarkable town. See more