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The A-Z of Curious Shropshire: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics
John Shipley
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Description for The A-Z of Curious Shropshire: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics
Paperback. Richly illustrated, The A-Z of Curious Shropshire is great for dipping into, but can equally be enjoyed from cover to cover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
John Shipley takes the reader on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Shropshire's past. Here you will find out where an African Prince is interred; which pub is reputedly haunted by the ghost of John (Mad Jack) Mytton of Halston Hall; and which village lays claim to the oldest cottage in Europe. Along the way you will read about earthquakes and floods, giants and witches, highwaymen and bandits, scandalous residents and inventors. Richly illustrated, The A-Z of Curious Shropshire is great for dipping into, but ... Read more
John Shipley takes the reader on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Shropshire's past. Here you will find out where an African Prince is interred; which pub is reputedly haunted by the ghost of John (Mad Jack) Mytton of Halston Hall; and which village lays claim to the oldest cottage in Europe. Along the way you will read about earthquakes and floods, giants and witches, highwaymen and bandits, scandalous residents and inventors. Richly illustrated, The A-Z of Curious Shropshire is great for dipping into, but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750970341
SKU
V9780750970341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Shipley
Retired managing director John Shipley lives in Bridgnorth in Shropshire and is now a full-time writer. A Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest fan, he is the author of a number of football books as well as The Little Book of Shropshire.
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