THERE seems to be an insatiable desire for local history by people in Redhill.
For sales of author Alan Moore's third volume on the history of Redhill are exceeding all expectations, he said.
Mr Moore, of Merstham, said: "Perhaps this is partly due to it dealing with the years 1926 to 1949, some at least of which fall within the lifetime of many readers; perhaps also to the variety of subjects covered. These range from descriptions of the town in the personal and varied reminiscences of people closely connected with it for many years, to specific subjects, such as the Second World War, the cinemas and numerous others."
Mr Moore added: "Photos in the book show the town at a time that, to older readers, is fairly recent history, where nostalgia and history merge, and to younger ones is a past age that is hardly, if at all, remembered, but is history just the same."
When Mr Moore, 73, began the first volume, he was attempting to gather all the history he had found in numerous sources into one book.
He had no idea then that there would eventually be three volumes containing such varied content.
All three volumes, covering the years 1800 to 1949, are on sale at Waterstone's bookshop in the Belfry Centre, Redhill.
The latest publication costs £18.95.
This week, Yesteryear presents a few more nostalgic pictures from the new book. We hope you enjoy them.
