I’m an avid reader - well, what a surprise. And although I enjoy crime novels, memoirs and mysteries I also like other books. So when The Bookbinder of Jericho appeared on my radar, being born in Oxford and knowing the place reasonably well, I wanted to read it. Well, what a lovely book. The author... Continue Reading →
Fred Winter – enterprise and legacy
Today I'd like to welcome guest blogger Jann Tracy, author of Marie Corelli: Shakespeare's Champion back to the site. She is going to tell us about local businessman and entrepreneur, Fred Winter. *** In June 1858 Frederick Winter opened his first store in Stratford-upon-Avon, at 17 & 18 High Street. Twenty-three years later, Frederick and... Continue Reading →

