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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Surbiton – Frontier Town
Richard Jefferies was a writer fascinated by the areas where city and country blend together, come into contact. In his book ‘Nature Lear London’ (1883) Jefferies explores the ‘frontier line to civilisation’. IN 1877, Jefferies, a countryman at heart, moved … Continue reading
Anne Cornish Vyse
This a tragic little tale with a Surbiton connection. Charles Vyse was a straw hat maker, straw hats being very popular in mid Victorian England. His premises were at 30 Ludgate Street in London. In 1847 bankruptcy proceedings were taken … Continue reading
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