Ebooks

Ebooks currently available : The Life and Work of John Ley Pethybridge

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John Ley Pethybridge was born in Launceston in 1865 and died in Stratton in 1905. Ley was a gifted artist, who exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and at Sussex Street. He also had a solo exhibition at the Eland Gallery in Exeter in 1903. He studied in Bruges, then under John Emms in the New Forest and finally, with the Newlyn School of Painters in Cornwall.

This publication of 160+ fully illustrated pages, with text and historic maps is availble from Stratside Gallery at £12.99 or by post (plus £2.50 post and packing mainland UK). To view further pages from this new E book click here.

To order email : philip.jackson@stratside.com or telephone : 01288 356341

Forthcoming Ebooks

Waterways and Wetlands by Philip Jackson

Recollections of Edward Pethybridge

Personal recollections of John Ley Pethybridge's father, Edward Pethybridge.

Research on the Battle of Stamford Hill Memorial

New light on the history of the "Battle of Stratton" memorial from early accounts and nineenth century photographic records.

Early views of Stratton, Cornwall

From rare photographic and other images in the Stratton History Archive.

The Bude Riots

The first book on this controversial event in Bude's history, with full research from original court documents in the Stratton History Archive and illustrated with images from the same era.

Accounts of the Grenville Estates from 1808 to 1820

Reproduced from the Original Accounts (made some two centuries ago) in the Stratton History Archive at Stratside. Detailing income from local rents, and heriots, plus maintenance expenses for estate properties in the Hundred of Stratton.

For details of Ebooks or to order please email : philip.jackson@stratside.com