An acclaimed local author and historian is launching his new book this weekend, revealing the secrets about a forgotten corner of Southport.
David Walshe, who runs the popular Secret Sand Land website and social media pages, has just written ‘Ecclesfield – Southport’s Forgotten Suburb’.
He has been researching this area for over a decade, after first reading about it in some of Harry Foster’s books.
David has taken a fresh look at the area and uncovered some fascinating local stories in the process. The book looks at:
Eccles & Ball family history
South Hawes / Early Southport
The exact locations of all the Eccles Farms within Southport
Snuttering Lane
Prominent local residents
Scandal in Birkdale
Many rare images
When and why the name fell out of use
The book launch takes place at The Beer Den, Duke Street, ECCLESFIELD, Southport, this Saturday, 17th June between 2pm and 5pm.
Author David Walshe, who runs the popular Secret Sand Land website and social media pages, has just written a new book, Ecclesfield – Southport’s Forgotten Suburb
The new book is priced at £12 and all books will be signed.
David can accept cash, cheque or bank transfer / PayPal on the day however, there will be no card payment facility at the event.
Further details will be provided in due course regarding other local outlets or you can message David direct via Facebook, via Twitter or drop him an email at secretsandland@gmail.com
Author David Walshe, who runs the popular Secret Sand Land website and social media pages, has just written a new book, Ecclesfield – Southport’s Forgotten Suburb
David is a proud Sandgrounder and the founder of Secret Sand Land who has been interested in local history since childhood.
For the past few years he has been researching the history of Southport, and what existed before, and he aims to present well researched and new material via regular blogs, books, walks, talks & podcasts! Plus daily snippets via my twitter feed and new Facebook page, uncovering previously unknown facts along the way.
His debut book, ‘Sandy Tracks’, is a unique collection of local history based poems, illustrations and historical notes.
Author David Walshe, who runs the popular Secret Sand Land website and social media pages, has just written a new book, Ecclesfield – Southport’s Forgotten Suburb
Recently, he has featured in The Lancastrian and Who Do You Think You Are? magazines.
He can complete house histories and also perform talks, of which he currently has three; ‘Marshside & its Fog Bell’, ‘A Brief History of High Park’ and ‘Southport Street Names’.
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