Weybridge was a sleepy, isolated rural village dominated throughout the Middle Ages by the great Abbey at Chertsey. King Henry VIII shattered its obscurity by building a Royal Palace at Oatlands, which brought the bustle of the Court for a century, until it was destroyed after the Civil War. ... a well-produced history of the area and has some interesting anecdotal stories. ... The photographs are excellent ... Surrey & Hants News
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 1999
ISBN 10: 186077086X
ISBN 13: 9781860770869