Saint Neots Eynesbury: a Brief History and Library Guide (plus local newspaper clipping on Cross Keys Hotel & the Civil War)

Longsands Museum Association, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire , 1978. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. Most of us have a natural curiosity about the place in which we live and would like to know something of its history, and it is hoped that this booklet will partially satisfy that curiosity. It is also intended as an encouragement to further study and references are given at the end of each chapter to books which contain more details. Most of these books can be consulted in the libraries at St. Neots and Huntingdon and some of them are also available on loan. Where possible other sources for study are also mentioned. Contents include: 'The First Settlers'; 'Romans & Anglo-Saxons'; 'The Normans & the Middle Ages'; 'Dissolution & New Growth'; 'The Nineteenth Century' & 'The Twentieth Century'. Loosely inserted is an interesting newspaper clipping from the 'Hunts Post' about the Cross Keys Hotel in Saint Neots in which is described the capture there of the Royalist, Henry Rich, Earl of Holland, during the English Civil War. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by b/w. drawings & a map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; England; History. Inventory No: 5083. .