In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old
coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amersham's importance
as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the
Midlands. He traces the history of all the town's tanneries and
proves that Weller's brewery is much older than previously believed
and that its many maltings were selling vast quantities of malt to
London brewers in the 17th century. He does not neglect the
townspeople themselves, not least the Drakes of Shardeloes who
dominated the political, religious and social life of Amersham for
350 years. Here he is able to draw on the unique knowledge of
Barney Tyrwhitt Drake, a direct descendant. Julian Hunt's
well-researched narrative is both comprehensive and easy to read.
Splendidly illustrated, it is a significant contribution to the
published history of Buckinghamshire and will be warmly welcomed in
and around old Amersham itself.
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