Readable but scholarly, with sections kon every known Bridport manufacturer, illustrated with well over 200 photographs, engravings, portriats, maps and plans - many of which have never been published before - Rope, Net & Twine documents an industry and way of life whose legacy still endures.
RICHARD SIMS
Hardback, 160 pages, 200 b/w illustrations ISBN 978-1-904-34972-3
MIKE OAKLEY
Large format hardback, 144 pages
ISBN 978 1 904 34968 6
IRENE JONES
Paperback, 128 pages 16 pages of b/w plates.
ISBN 978 1 904 34971 6
With names like Billy Wilkins, the Posy Tree and Judge Wyndham's Oak, Dorset's ancient trees are amongst its most precious living treasures. At least two pre-date Christianity, one is the widest oak in the country. The Martyrs' Tree has been named one of Britain's 'top ten' trees.
Today Dorset's veteran trees support a rich and often internationally rare wildlife, and are at last being recognised as living icons of national importance.
ANDREW POLLARD & EMMA BRAWN Photographs by Colin Varndell