They Couldn’t Have Known
A village near London is destroyed during World War Two; not by enemy action, but by the ruthless development of a civilian airport under the guise of wartime requirements. The poorest of the village, including two indomitable spirits – Lizzie and orphaned Allen – offer the greatest resistance.
Applied Plant Science
Applied Plant Science’ is an accessible introduction which helps bridge the gap between basic plant biology and studies in agriculture. The reader is assumed to have a basic understanding of biology, but no more than a rudimentary knowledge of plant structure and reproduction.
The Forgotten Naturalist: In search of Alfred Russel Wallace
Wilson, John, G., The Forgotten Naturalist: In search of Alfred Russel Wallace, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, Victoria, 2000. Foreword by Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Great A W Smith
A tale of Victorian enterprise and life in South West Middlesex, drawn from articles on the great local market gardner, Mr A W Smith, written by Alfred E Lucas and first published in the Middlesex Chronicle from 1945 to 1947.
The Loyal Lads of Feltham
Watson, P., The Loyal Lads of Feltham, Feltham Notes, Feltham, 1998. A beautifully illustrated monograph of the town’s own fighting force of 1798.
The Bombing of Feltham in World War II
Feltham History Group, The World War II Bombing of Feltham, Hanworth & Bedfont – A Missing Records Recovery Project, Feltham History Group, Feltham, 2015. Based on original research by the Feltham History Group. With supporting contemporary background material of the bombing of a west London suburb, within a mile of the village of Heathrow.