Gerrards Cross: A History

by David Thorpe and Julian Hunt

Gerrards Cross, known for its open common and picturesque Latchmore Pond, had been a place of resort ever since the 1790s. Genteel houses sprang up, attracting enough wealthy visitors that it began to be known as the 'Brighton of Bucks.' The opening of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway in 1906, with a station at Gerrards Cross, gave hundreds of Londoners the opportunity to live in 'Beechy Bucks.'

Gerrards Cross:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803993553
• ISBN13: 9781803993553
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Phillimore & Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.5"