Ashford: A Record of 500 Years, Presented to Lady Prudence Louden on the Occasion of Her Opening the Autumn Fair in our Jubilee Year

<p>58pp stapled booklet in light card covers, with some monochrome line drawings and numerous contemporary advertisements.  8vo.  Covers are worn, with some rubbing on edges, some mild discolouration, rounding on corners.  Some wear to page corners and edges else internally clean and bright. </p> <p>Two leaflets loosely laid in - a provisional diary of events for Ashford's Jubilation Year and a programme for the Thanksgiving Service, in the presence of her Most Gracious Majestry Queen Elizabeth II, held on 13 December 1970 to mark Ashford's 500 years.</p> <p>A collection of essays and articles on aspects of the history of town of Ashford in Kent, compiled to mark the town's 500th anniversary, and presented to Lady Prudence Louden.  Essays include  Sir John Fogge; Churches of Ashford;; The Brabourne Family; Ashford in Parliament; The Wool Trade in Ashford; the Army in Ashford; Ashford School; Local Government in Ashford; and many more.</p>