Actually, yes, this is one I've got at home and will be adding to the bib at
some stage (thanks for the reminder...). My impression when I was in
Derbyshire this September was that there are frequent new editions of it -
certainly it was generally on sale everywhere we went.
I'm no expert on well-dressing but I think it's quite a good little publication.
Katy
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:42:25 -0000 stephen buckley
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Katy,
>
> I wonder if anyone would recommend 'Well-Dressing in Derbyshire' by Roy
> Christian, a booklet with loads of colour pictures of dressings (mostly from
> the 1980s) plus 'how it's done'. It was first published in 1987 by
> Derbyshire Countryside Ltd (Lodge Lane, Derby). I don't know if it's still
> available. The text seems quite useful, especially on when dressing at
> particular sites began or was revived. But I don't know what else is
> available or how accurate the booklet is, so wouldn't venture to say whether
> it should be included.
>
> Christine Buckley
>
>
> >
> > Just a word or two about the bibliography on the HWW - it's compiled
> > (slowly) by me, and I know it's very incomplete as yet - although it's
> > about the fullest generally available on the subject nevertheless. I've
> got
> > some updates which are going to be added this very week, but if anyone
> knows of
> > any print sources which aren't included in it, do let me know.
> >
> .
>
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