Humphrey Phelps: 5 books

Here are some fascinating insights into life in the Forest of Dean , its people and places, captured in rich selection of old photographs gathered by Humphrey Phelps. Covering most of the land between the Severn and Wye rivers, this is a photographic record of the Forest of Dean from the late nineteenth...

The Forest of Dean is a guide to the region, between the Severn and Wye, that lies in the west of the county of Gloucestershire. Humphrey Phelps covers every aspect of the area, highlighting the changes that have occurred in the Forest, and describes the successive invasions from the Romans to Rank...

Suffolk is still very much a rural county, but in Victorian & Edwardian times almost the whole population lived and worked on the land. Many of those living in the coastal villages and towns worked as fishermen or in related industries. This book captures in words and superbly reproduced sepia...

A collection of photographs of Lowestoft and Southwold and the villages in between, dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with separate sections on Fishing, Lifeboats, the Seaside and People. Includes the villages of Pakefield, Kessingham,Wrentham, Wangford and Reydon.

Uncle George is a baker based in the Forest of Dean. He is now planning to retire and sell the bakery. The Forest Series began with Just Around the Corner, followed by Just Across the Fields and Just Over Yonder. In essence, his 'Golden Days' is George's swan song. Uncle George, as the local baker,...