{"title":"Patricia A Clarke","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the insightful world of Patricia A. Clarke, exploring themes of Caribbean history and culture. Perfect for readers seeking a deeper understanding of heritage and identity through vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pinner-hatch-end-north-harrow-and-rayners-lane-book-patricia-a-clarke-9781860774652","title":"Pinner, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane","description":"The success of 1994’s Pinner, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane. A Pictorial History gave Pinner Local History Society unrivalled access to old photographs that had previously languished unseen in private collections. Descendants of families which once lived here have also been inspired to ransack cellars and attics and the results of these searches are published here for the first time.  Showing historical people, places and events, they offer the starkest and most immediate reminder of the Pinner our ancestors knew. In the century and half that has passed since the invention of photography the former country village has grown into the modern London suburb. The changes have been captured by the camera, and old photographs illustrate vividly just what has remained and what has changed in the High Street and in the hamlets such as East End, West End and Hatch End. They show how Pinner came to be distinguished by the hills, trees and parks which make it such a desirable place to live today, and how historical events impacted on the life of the community.  Individual houses have come down or gone up in the world, whilst bombs, floods and developers have cleared others away altogether. World wars and extreme weather conditions have been caught on film, as have the less dramatic activities of local sporting and other recreational societies such as the local hunt. There are reminders here, too, of the Harrow Bowl, the Royal Commercial Travellers’ School, the Cannon Lane gasholder, the vegetable stall in Bridge Street, and the Headstone Hotel. The last 150 years have brought some of the most significant changes to this corner of Middlesex.  The illustrations in this delightful volume, captioned throughout in an informed and readable style, help us understand those changes and go some way to uncovering what makes this district a special one. The book will be enjoyed by all those who know or think they know the area.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49541193171217,"sku":"GOR006813902","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50945769046289,"sku":"NGR9781860774652","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51750284624145,"sku":"GOR012095666","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1860774652.jpg?v=1750964341"},{"product_id":"history-of-pinner-book-patricia-a-clarke-9781860772870","title":"A History of Pinner","description":"Pinner has a long history, of which this is the first thorough account for well over half a century. In an entertaining narrative, it looks at the village and its people, in detail, from Roman times up to the 20th century; through the ordered life of the medieval manor to the political and religious uncertainties of the 17th century; from poverty-stricken labourers sent to the workhouse or living on charity in the late Georgian period to the great variety of jobs and leisure pursuits open to the Victorians of all classes; and from the mostly empty Edwardian Pinner to the densely-populated suburb of the later 20th century.  Here are the people of Pinner past, who pushed the handcart of history through the centuries until the day before yesterday. The author's very well researched new book brings them vividly to life, whether docile 'peasants' or rough ones, exploiters of the system, shop keepers, wealthy landowners, earnest clergymen, developers, the downtrodden, stalwart war workers or carefree children.  With a wide selection of illustrations, the author adds great visual impact to their story, which is the story of Pinner. Using a much wider range of sources than has previously been available, the author has carefully reconstructed the old Pinner of hamlets, High Street and cottages, and followed through the assault by developers in the 20th century to the still current consideration of re-development. Pinner still retains many reminders of its past... in the form of houses, great and small, barns, parks, the river, even the streets themselves... and the author shows us where to find the ghosts of many more. The author combines an academic approach to research with a very readable text which will fascinate residents and visitors alike.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49552462151953,"sku":"GOR004915039","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50401772077329,"sku":"CIN1860772870G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50525236789521,"sku":"GOR006643686","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50785656733969,"sku":"GOR008682428","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1860772870.jpg?v=1750768679"},{"product_id":"pinner-hatch-end-north-harrow-and-rayners-lane-book-patricia-a-clarke-9780850338980","title":"Pinner, Hatch End, North Harrow and Rayners Lane","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49581341638929,"sku":"GOR003771239","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49655232889105,"sku":"GOR006927406","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50371774316817,"sku":"CIN0850338980VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51427705815313,"sku":"GOR011125837","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0850338980.jpg?v=1751396674"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-patricia-a-clarke.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}