Petersfield High Street South Side

Part of front cover designed by Edward Grainger for Petersfield Monographs No. 2 entitled ‘High Street Petersfield’.

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From Chalk to Cheese

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Last Updated: Sunday, 12 April 2015 12:02
Carolyne Haynes and Doug Jones
Authors Carolyne Haynes and Doug Jones launched their new book From Chalk to Cheese at the PAHS meeting on Wednesday 8th April 2015. The book tells the story of why over thousands of years chalk has been quarried and turned into lime and the fascinating and important part Buriton has played in this process over the years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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