Acknowledgements

 

The author is grateful to the following for permission to reproduce illustrations: London Metropolitan Archives (p. 14); the late Rear Admiral D. G. Titford (pp. 72 and 85); Lord Pembroke and the Trustees of the Wilton Estate, from a document now held in Wiltshire Record Officer (p. 72); the Secretary, Frome Society for Local Study (p. 75); John Coales Esq, (p. 88); the National Archives (p. 95); Dominic Winter Book Auctions, Swindon (p. 34).

All other illustrations are from originals held by the author.

Some of the list of ‘pros and cons’ of internet publishing mentioned in this book, were taken from a presentation made at the Imprint 2002 conference in Auckland, New Zealand, by Peter Sim of Whangerei.