Eddie Brazil

Secret High Wycombe

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ISBN 13:
9781445665306
author:
Eddie Brazil
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Amberley Publishing
language:
English
Publication Year:
2017
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
31.6 x 1.3 x 16.8 cm
Genre:
Art, Architecture & Photography, Photography, , Eddie Brazil,Secret High Wycombe,Amberley Publishing,1445665301,Local History, Names & Genealogy,Buckinghamshire,History / Britain, Ireland,Local history,Local interest, family history & nostalgia,PHOTO
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New
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Description

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, has a rich and intriguing history. Founded in the late eighteenth century as a Royal military academy, it played host to significant events, including Charles I's passage through the town in 1649. The town's high street also witnessed the first political speech by Benjamin Disraeli, who served as MP from 1874 to 1880. Beneath the main high street lies a network of secret tunnels, originally used for transporting beer to local pubs rather than any clandestine purpose. Nearby, the village of Penn is home to the ancestral home of William Penn, founder of Philadelphia and namesake of the US state of Pennsylvania. The churchyard in Penn's village also contains the graves of David Blakeley, Ruth Ellis, and Donald Maclean. In Secret High Wycombe, local author Eddie Brazil uncovers a lesser-known past that even many locals are unaware of. This book delves beneath the surface of this Buckinghamshire market town to reveal its hidden history.

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