Book description
This is the bloody, brutal and downright amazing history of
Chelmsford containing leprosy, Black Death and rioting peasants, the
hideous death of William Caleys, the reign of terror of the
Witchfinder General, the vanished palace of Anne Boley, the birth of
Robert the Bruce, the capture of the notorious Coggeshall gang, battle
against the Zulus, PoWs at Hylands Park, SAS soldiers planning the
destruction of Hitler from their HQ and Henry Road in flames after a
V2 rocket smashed into the street. Read it if you dare!
Robert Hallmann is a writer and professional photographer. His
photographs have appeared in magazines, newspapers including the
Observer and on the House of Commons' Christmas card. His previous
volumes include Essex: History You Can See and Essex Ghost Stories.
