Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s by Whiting, Evelyn

Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781466213241)

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Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s by Whiting, Evelyn

Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s

$7.90
Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s by Whiting, Evelyn

Pulled by Horses: A Memoir of Metfield, Suffolk in the 1930s

$7.90
Format: Paperback
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In the Metfield of the 1930s you could do all of your shopping without leaving the village, have a choice of pubs and 'spend happy evenings helping to dig potatoes and listening to the old boys.' If this sounds too idyllic to be true, Evelyn Whiting's charming memoir of growing up in this Suffolk community is quick to remind us that making a living from the land was hard and tedious work in those days. There was no electricity and water came from the sky, or from the pond.In this fascinating little book, Evelyn's recollection is sharp and her narrative voice is clear. As readers we draw near - perhaps, as it were, by the fire in the Red Lion or the Old Duke William - to hear her retell her stories of the Metfield characters she remembers so well, and recall a way of life that most of us have never known.

Author: Evelyn Whiting
ISBN-10: 1466213248
ISBN-13: 9781466213241
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2011
Pages: 28
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.09lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.06d
By Evelyn Whiting
By Evelyn Whiting
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Evelyn Whiting was born in Stradbroke, Suffolk on 26 August 1929. But it was to the village of Metfield that she gave her heart when, from the age of three, she began to come regularly to stay with her aunt and uncle, Lesley and Eva Davey. Lesley was a builder and Eva acted as housekeeper to the Ling brothers, who lived in Rose Farm in the centre of Metfield. This was to be the scene of Evelyn's happiest childhood memories, and the beginning of her lifelong devotion to all animals - particularly the farm horses. Evelyn and her husband Russell (a 'horseman', naturally) later set up home in Metfield with their two children, becoming immersed in village life and particularly the life of the church, to which they gave many loyal hours. Horses remained their first love, and in later years they were frequently to be seen bowling along (dressed for the part) in their brightly turned-out pony and trap.

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