Mechanical Memories Magazine

Issue: 2011-October - Issue 59

RERELEASED FOR 2011:
Townsends: A Showman's Story
by Kay Townsend
Out of print for a number of years, but now reprinted with new
photographs, more pages and in hardback. This is the fascinating
story of the Townsend family.
Richard Townsend & Sons were West Country showmen and this
book is about how their life evolved and how a young man called
Richard met a young lady called Kate Forse, and their struggle to
build a business through two World Wars and the depression.
It also includes details and images of their transport.
ISBN Number: 978-0955359552
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 101
Publication Date: 2006 (2011 reprint)
Publisher: Kay Townsend
Our Price: £15.00
To buy this book, please send a cheque,
to include £2.99 postage and packing, payable to 'Joyland Books', to:
Joyland Books, Southcombe Farm,
Southcombe, Chipping Norton,
Oxfordshire OX7 5QH
@joylandbooks.com
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