Ow Bist : from village shops to wagon ponds, a personal history of the lost landmarks of Little Somerford in Wiltshire

Village life and the landmarks which mattered to us have changed so much. They are a part of history ...'�Ceri Vyner and her family lived in Little Somerford in Wiltshire in the 1950s and 60s, and the village they knew is a world away from the village of today. �In this new collection of personal memories and historical accounts that date from the Victorian era, Ceri evokes the village of the past.��Who ran the village shop, and where was the forge? What is the history of the oak tree opposite the Somerford Arms? And what can a farm pond reveal about Constable's painting The Hay Wain?�The captivating story of the people and lost places of Little Somerford in WiltshirePRAISE FOR CERI VYNER & LET'N WENT!`So well written, so endearing and so captivating I could not put it down'`A charming account of rural life'`Beautifully written'`Ghost stories, tales of the railway, village scandal - it is all here and deftly woven together'`I do envy the author's almost total recall of people, places, processes, and the elegance with which she describes them'