John Leland, in the 16th century, described Amersham as a 'right pretty market town, well built with timber'. His words are still apt today, as the High Street is one of the most well preserved in England having escaped the ravages of Victorian and 20th-century development. "Packed with historical data and a wealth of old photos ... a fascination with Amersham and its past shines from the pages ..." Bucks Free Press

Author Biography

JULIAN HUNT was brought up in Romsley, Worcestershire, where his father founded a local history society. Educated in Birmingham, he began his career at Birmingham Reference Library in 1968. His first book on local history was published as long ago as 1973. He became Local Studies Librarian in Oldham in 1976, where he wrote The Cotton Mills of Oldham and became a very popular lecturer. In 1988 he moved to Buckinghamshire, where he is now Heritage Manager for the County Council. He has written several books on Buckinghamshire market towns in the Phillimore `Pictorial History' series and has completed a millennium history of his village of Romsley.