Deal Sad Smuggling Town by Gregory Holyoake

Subtitle... ***** ISBN/Cat.No... 1 85770 246 8 Size... 160 X 235mm Binding... Paperback Status... In stock Publication Date... Summer 2007 Pages... 212 Price... £13.95 + £2.00 p&p TOTAL £15.95 Summary A new history of Deal and Walmer has long been overdue. ‘DEAL - SAD SMUGGLING TOWN’ is a popular history that combines modern research with readability. This charming seaside Georgian town has fifteen detailed chapters which include local landmarks, churches, the time ball tower, the windmills, railways, piers, and Henry V111 ‘s formidable three castles. As the title suggests, the nocturnal activities of the ‘gentlemen’ involved in the notorious ‘Wicked Trade’ are catalogued since Deal was regarded as the centre of smuggling during the Napoleonic Wars. The book is profusely illustrated throughout with attractive early 19th Century engravings and photographs from many libraries and museums from all over the world. The author, Gregory Holyoake is also an actor and teacher and has lived in Deal for half a century. He is a freelance writer and for many years was the chief photojournalist for ‘Kent Life’. He has written three local history books ‘Wellington at Walmer’, ‘Kent – The County in Colour’ with John Vigar and ‘The Prefab Kid’ published by S.B.Publications. He is now working on a companion to this book, which includes maritime Deal and the Goodwin Sands. S. B. Publications