History of Higham Ferrers to be told in new book

From the Northamptonshire Telegraph:

Higham Ferrers 1251 to 1914, a portrait of the town and its people through its historic charters, will be published in June. 

Higham Ferrers has six charters, five of which have been stored in the town hall. The charters, which set out the legal framework for how the borough of Higham Ferrers was to function, have deteriorated over the years – but Heritage Lottery money was recently made available to preserve them after a bid by Higham Ferrers Town Council, supported by the Higham Ferrers Tourism, Business and Community Partnership.

At nearly 300 pages the book tells the stories of the events that happened to Higham people from 1251 (the first charter) to 1886 (the last charter) and beyond, finishing at 1914. The book is fully illustrated with both colour and black and white pictures.

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