"a salutary environmental tale, admirably presented, and one which should be heeded by all in public office...
an excellent range of well presented photographs..."
Dartmoor Magazine
On a stormy night in January 1917, the Devon fishing village of Hallsands collapsed with its people trapped inside their homes. Today only ruins remain beneath the coast path. The beach, which used to protect the village, had fallen away after Sir John Jackson Ltd began dredging, with Government approval. Who was Sir John Jackson, and what were his links with the Government of the day? Previous writers have described the disaster as a terrible accident or an act of folly. This book reveals another side to the story. With new evidence and original photographs, Steve Melia reveals a carefully concealed scandal, which continues to afflict the area to this day.
Published by Forest Publishing, price £4.99
ISBN: 0 9536852 4 1
Hallsands, A Village Betrayed can be bought in most good bookshops across Devon and East Cornwall. It can be ordered from any bookshop, or by mail order:
Send a cheque for £6.99 (inc. P&P) payable to:
Steve
Melia at
17 Ferrymans Court
Queen Street
Bristol BS2 0JB
(don't forget your name & address!)
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Mike
Lang
Forest Publishing
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Liverton
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