Books on Tring published in 2014 (including one on WW1)

Tring

Military

During 2014 four new books have appeared on the history of Tring - and if you are looking for a Xmas present for a local historian with an interest in the town all may be purchased from the Tring Local History Museum. 

• Letters to Tring: The Great War 1914-1918 by Wendy Austin
• The Waterway comes to Tring: 1792-2013: The Grand Junction Canal, by Ian Petticrew & Wendy Austin
• A Surprising Walk in Tring Park: The Story from the Ice Age to the Present by Shelly Savage
• A Perspective on Pendley: A History of Pendley Manor , by Bob Little

For pictures of the covers, additional publication information, (and reviews when I have time to write them) see Tring Books 2014.

For details of other books on Tring (some no longer in print) see Tring Books.

Tim Amsden at Tring LHS display for Tring Xmas Festival (held on "Black Friday")
For some years Tring has has a Christmas Festival Evening on the last Friday in November when the High Street is closed to traffic. The Local History Society puts on a poster display in the Victoria Hall. For pictures of earlier Street Festivals see Events in Tring High Street.

Who was involved in the Tring Agricultural Society Show

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In general the working classes in the rural parts of Hertfordshire rarely got mentioned in the press unless they were involved in crime (as criminals or witnesses) or some of drastic event. However there was one exception where a small number got some publicity. Shows such as the Tring Agricultural Show often has classes where farm workers might get prizes. For instance the full article mentions that Thomas Smith won a prize of £2 10s for having worked for 44 years on Pendley Farm. Click on the picture for full report plus a list of the people mentioned in the complete article.