Author at Penrith Library- The Postal Paths by Alan Cleaver
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Penrith Library
About
For over 200 years, postmen and women have delivered post to homes across Britain on foot, no matter how remote. A chance remark by a farmer about a Postman’s Path led Alan Cleaver on a quest to discover more about this network of lanes, short-cuts and footpaths in the British landscape. From the rolling fells of Cumbria to Kent’s shingle coast, he walked in the footsteps of 20th Century posties.
And what he found, through conversation and painstaking research, was not just beautiful scenery. It was an incredible, forgotten slice of social history – the tales and toil of rural postmen and women trudging down lanes, over fields, and even across rivers to make sure the post always came on time.
If full on trybooking please contact Penrith Library - tickets also available at the desk
And what he found, through conversation and painstaking research, was not just beautiful scenery. It was an incredible, forgotten slice of social history – the tales and toil of rural postmen and women trudging down lanes, over fields, and even across rivers to make sure the post always came on time.
If full on trybooking please contact Penrith Library - tickets also available at the desk