by John Cunningham
Another great book from the pen of John Cunningham at the Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society, The Origins of Warwick Park and the Nevill Ground.
Full of the usual gloriously high detail that you've come to expect from a Civic Society publication, this book takes you on a journey of the creation of Warwick Park from the land before it was created and its owners, the Abergavenny Family, through to the estate's construction. this book describes everything in minute detail. There is even a great chapter on the major players who played their part in the birth of the Park.
Perhaps most interesting is reading the Appendices which give historical records and lists on all the buildings around the Park, including costs, owners, builders, architects, and even running costs.
If you live around Warwick Park and the Nevill Ground and would love to know just how, when and why your house was built this book should be a no-brainer, but even if you just take a small interest in the history of Tunbridge Wells you should pick up a copy as it's a great read.
Published June 2007; 184 pages; paperback.
Full of the usual gloriously high detail that you've come to expect from a Civic Society publication, this book takes you on a journey of the creation of Warwick Park from the land before it was created and its owners, the Abergavenny Family, through to the estate's construction. this book describes everything in minute detail. There is even a great chapter on the major players who played their part in the birth of the Park.
Perhaps most interesting is reading the Appendices which give historical records and lists on all the buildings around the Park, including costs, owners, builders, architects, and even running costs.
If you live around Warwick Park and the Nevill Ground and would love to know just how, when and why your house was built this book should be a no-brainer, but even if you just take a small interest in the history of Tunbridge Wells you should pick up a copy as it's a great read.
Published June 2007; 184 pages; paperback.
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