by Sarsen Press admin | Jul 28, 2021 | Books, History
This is the story of the first legal challenge after the passing of the 1872 Ballot Act which significantly widened the franchise and brought in the secret ballot. The result of the election saw the Conservative candidate elected with a majority of 11, but the result... by Sarsen Press admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Books, History
The station was on the Great Central Railway, just to the north of Leicester. Opened in the 1890s and closed in 1963 this book is a wonderful collection of memories and photographs of a fairly insignificant station which nonetheless is part of our transport heritage... by Sarsen Press admin | Feb 2, 2021 | Books
As dawn was breaking on April 10th 1992 I walked home from the Winchester count. A Conservative government had, rather unexpectedly, been re-elected. I looked out over the valley towards St. Catherine’s Hill, now scarred with a white gash into the chalk, and... by Sarsen Press admin | Nov 3, 2020 | Books
Admiral, Diplomat, Scapegoat The life story of one of Queen Anne’s favourite Admirals, his rapid rise through the ranks and his almost as rapid fall from grace. £8.00 plus post and packing A True Victorian Company The story of the founder and family behind... by Sarsen Press admin | Nov 3, 2020 | Books
Written in 2015, ‘The Mottisfont Chronicle; Arrival’ is the disturbingly prescient story of schoolteacher Gerry Morris’s struggle to protect his family during the outbreak of a deadly virus. As the veneer of civilisation is eroded by a disease from which only one... by Sarsen Press admin | Oct 30, 2020 | Books
Four Marks author Chris Heal normally writes international thrillers and serious histories. However, as a 100th birthday present for his mother, he agreed to an unusual anniversary request – a book of twenty local murders, each story carefully researched and...