{"product_id":"melton-mowbray-images-of-england","title":"Melton Mowbray: Images of England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamous for pork pies and Stilton cheese, the other side of \u003cem\u003eMelton Mowbray\u003c\/em\u003e is also revealed in this fascinating collection of more than 200 photographs - a playground for royalty and the aristocracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Here, amongst the finest foxhunting country in the land, the future King Edward VIII met Mrs Wallis Simpson and Count Zborowski, the creator of Chitty Bang Bang, grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection contains archive images of a working market town, its stately lodges, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with the Belvoir Hunt - and the day the Marquis of Waterford and his fellow huntsman quite literally painted the town red. The institutions, events and people of the town - the Christmas Cheer Committee of 1911, W.G. Grace turning out for the home team in 1872, notorious local rogue 'Guss' Wortley - are all captured in this an essential tribute to the town's heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the majority of these images dating from the Second World War, \u003cem\u003eMelton Mowbray\u003c\/em\u003e offers the reader a unique glimpse of an era that is fast becoming the nostalgic memory of the few.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240103170392,"sku":"9780752437743","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780752437743.jpg?v=1765189846","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/melton-mowbray-images-of-england","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}