The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.48 No.3 | December 2021

Book Review

Journal of the Andover History and Archaeology Society, Vol 4 No. 2 ISBN 0960-5739 Look Back at Andover Two feature Andover businesses: Frederick Pearse’s photographic studios, which opened in the High St Andover in 1869 and George and Beryl Clark’s book shop which opened in 1950. Both articles contain some family his- tory as well as the history of the businesses and details of their trading (with photographs) over many years. A detailed article covers the life and career of George Barnes (1758-1832) an Enclosure Commissioner, who also became the ‘Bailiff, Corona (sic) and Clerk of Market’ of Andover in 1812. Along with his significant career, his family history is also included. Daily life in Andover is interestingly docu- mented in the article ‘doing their bit’ which in- cludes extracts of local WI meetings and letters detailing life in the early years of WW2, with references to the weather, bombs falling, seed planting, cooking meals etc – a real in- sight into daily life in difficult circumstances. Linked to the war is an article on Andover’s Lancaster Bombers Campaign in 1943 to raise funds to build the bombers. Their target was to raise £200.000 for five bombers. Two The latest addition of the Society’s journal contains 6 articles.

were subsequently ‘allocated’ to Andover and details of their sorties and their crews are also included in this well researched article. With articles on Andover’s churchyard and cemetery (which includes a helpful churchyard plan) plus a useful list of other local history publications, this journal is recommended as an interesting read that will appeal to all readers. It is priced at £4.50. Chris Pavey HGS Research Manager

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