Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with a West Country Hedgelayer, Paul Lamb

Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with a West Country Hedgelayer, Paul LambNew Hardback Paul Lamb is a hedgelayer. From the end of summer until the birds nest in the spring, he maintains the ancient boundaries of the British countryside. He lives in his wagon, as many itinerant farm workers used to, and travels the south west corner of England, restoring an important but often forgotten part of our country. Hedgerows are a living structure, woven into the fabric of rural life, a vital aspect of mans partnership with nature.

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the theatrical poster for a play she attended and the dining-room grate at Chawton Cottage where she lived

Top edges are sprayed blue

Drawing on hundreds of original trial transcripts and other rare sources in four areas of Southern Germany

Multi-embossed cover

They embarked on a brand of Test cricket that breathed life into an ailing format

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and strict orders were essential for everyone's survival

even at our busiest times

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and the confusing assumptions of what a young man should be