Jack Dady's "Beyond Yesterday - A History of Fenstanton"

Beyond Yesterday A History of Fenstanton - Jack Dady

A potted history of the small village of Fenstanton in former Huntingdonshire - the birthplace of John Howland and final resting place of Lancelot "Capability" Brown. A study which can applied generically to illustrate the historical development of most small parishes throughout England.

Copies of the book are available locally, please telephone 469300 or contact by email for more details.

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ISBN:      1 903924 05 7 
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Size:       15.5 cm x 22 cm
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Binding:  164 pages in hardback
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The production and printing of this book was wholly subsidised and it is being sold at cost. This is a not-for-profit exercise where all proceeds from the sale will be distributed to worthy Fenstanton charities and institutions.

Unfortunately rising postal charges have yet again reluctantly forced a price increase to cover these additional costs.

Although the book is sold at cost [and not the RRP of £18.90] postal charges are detering potential purchasers. We have therefore decided to make the book available as a downloadable file, suitable for reading on a Kindle, PC/laptop etc. Please click here for more details.

	UK only	£13.90 inc P&P
	EEC area	£17.13 inc P&P
	*Elsewhere by Air Mail**	£21.40 inc P&P
	[*USA, Canada, Australia New Zealand etc]

HISTORY - Earliest Settlements – Prehistoric - Roman - The Dark Ages - The Anglo-Saxons - Fenstanton's Boundary - The Danes - The English - Feudal Manor (1066-1485) - Domesday Book - Lord of the Manor - Courts - Life on the Manor - Fenstanton Fair - The Church - Fenstanton and its Neighbours - Farming And Land Tenure - Survey of Fenstanton 1582 - Land Tenure - Agriculture - Common Land - Enclosures - Enclosures: The 1810 Award - Summary of the Award - Public Drains and Watercourses - Road Repair - Elizabeth I - Elizabeth II - The Village Administration - The Spanish Armada - Visit of Queen Elizabeth - Richard Cox - The Civil War and the Commonwealth - The Poor - The Workhouse - The Parish Constable - Roads - The River - Bygone Posts - Education - Public Services - Water - Street lighting - Post - Bus Service - Parish Council - Lords of Fenstanton - de Gants - Segraves/Norfolks /Berkeleys - Division Of The Mowbray Estates - Spencer Comptons - Earls of Northampton - The Browns - Chantry of St.Mary's, Fenstanton – Burial

CHURCH, CHAPEL, CHARITY - Church of England - Chapel - Rectors & Vicars of Fenstanton - Advowson - Particular Baptists - Henry Denne - Particular Baptist Church - Baptists and Congregationalists - Congregational Ministers - Methodists - Dissenters and the Law - - Charity - Ecclesiastical - Ingle Bequest. - The Town Estates - Joseph Ellis Foundation - Davison Grave Fund - Coote Scholarship Trust - Obsolete Charities

PEOPLE - John Howland - Lancelot 'Capability' Brown - The Behagg Family - Alfred Behagg - Ashley Michael Behagg - The Jacob family - Ron Jacob - Tobias Hardmeat - George Burgess - Rev. George Herbert- Frewer, M.A. - Frank Bond - Thomas Coote - Peter Cowling - Captain Daintree - John Earl - John Hammond - Pet Lilley - Gerty Peet - Jimmy and Gussy Samson - The Wright Ingles - Siddy & Limmy

HAPPY DAYS - Fenstanton Feast - May Day - Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887 - Sports and Flowers

THE LIVING VILLAGE - The Parish Church - The Pubs - The Literary Institute - The Church Centre - The Village Hall - Village Greens - Population - Social Change - Millennium Emblem - Stained Glass Window - Village Sign - The Time Capsule contains - Millennium Celebration 31st December 1999 - The Millennium Hedge Project - Millennium Feast Week - Fenstanton County Primary School - Head teachers - The Fenstanton Witch

FOOTPATHS - Public Roads - Public Footpaths - Private Roads - Additions under the 1949 Act

APPENDICES

Trade Directories.

Pigot & Co's Directory, 1830

Kelly's Directory, 1851

Craven's Directory of Huntingdonshire, 1855

Post Office Directory, 1869

Kelly's Directory 1885

Kelly's Directory, 1894

Kelly's Directory 1910

Kelly's Directory, 1936

The Will Of Joseph Elles, 1728

Capability Brown's Insurance Policy

Glossary Of Mediaeval & Historical Terms

English Land Tenure

Early Feudal Tenure (1066-1160)

Jack Dady was a St Ivian educated at Huntingdon Grammar School prior to enjoying a fulfilling and varied career in aviation engineering all over the globe, finally retiring in 1978 as Engineering Director for Kuwait Airlines having spent some twenty years in that country.

His chosen place to settle was Fenstanton – a village with which he had family ties and since then Jack has been deeply involved with the community by serving on the Parish Council until recently, and during this time researching and forever adding to his limitless knowledge of local history and events past.

This was essential for the creation of the first edition of this book in 1987, which was considered by many to be a succinct encapsulation of the history of Fenstanton and was distributed far and wide, even appearing recently on the second-hand book market in Canada and America.

Obituary: Alfred John DADY 1913 - 2006

SURNAMES OF PERSONS IN THE BOOK

A comprehensive index is provided for the benefit of those with a genealogical interest

Ibbot | Ibbott | Ingle | Inskip | Isola

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Quartos | Quemby | Quick

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Underhill | Underwood | Unwin

Venn

Yelderde | Yokflete

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