Meet four local history authors for a fascinating and entertaining afternoon of talks and questions.
The panel will feature:
Ken Crowe
Ken worked for the Southend Museum Service for over 30 years and has written several notable local history books including ‘Kursaal Memories’, ‘Zeppelins over Southend’, ‘Southend-on-Sea Past and Present’, together with articles for academic journals.
Dee Gordon
Dee has published sixteen local history books to date, her bestsellers being ‘Haunted Southend’ and ‘The Little Book of Essex’. Her latest book and her personal favourite is ‘Famous Essex Authors You Have Never Heard Of’. Her next title due to be released at the end of this year is something completely different: ‘Female Smugglers of the 19th Century’.
Andrew Summers
Andrew is the author of ‘The Riddle of Boudica’, and ‘They Did Their Duty’, (re the Essex Regiment during the First World War.) With his colleague John Debenham Andrew has co-written, ‘The Essex Hundred’, (the history of Essex in 100 poems), ‘Magna Carta in Essex’, ‘Battlefield Essex’ and ‘The Essex Hundred Histories’.
Ian Yearsley
Ian’s books include ‘Islands of Essex’, ‘A History of Southend’, ‘Southend in 50 Buildings’ and ‘Secret City of Southend’. Ian’s latest title ‘City of Southend: A Potted History’ is due to be released this autumn.