Down the Garden Path – Tales of the Privy’ by David Bell

David Bell, historian, will give a talk on “Down the Garden Path – Tales of the Privy” at the Hoby & District Local History Society on Wednesday September 18th, 7.30pm, Hoby Village Hall (LE14 3DT). All are welcome; the price for non members is £2.00 (pay on door) or visit www.hobyanddistricthistory.co.uk
There was a time when in almost every household a visit to the privy involved a walk “Down the Garden Path”.
David Bell takes us back to those days with a mixture of history, humour and nostalgia. From historical figures like the Elizabethan inventor Sir John Harrington & the legendary Thomas Crapper, to the unfortunate young lady whose mother painted the seat of the family privy a delicate shade of green on the eve of her wedding day, David will take us “Down the Garden Path” to the bottom of the garden.
David was born and grew up in Melton Mowbray. He was a Primary School teacher for 30 years, including seven as head of a village school. Since he left teaching David has been a full-time writer first of children’s books, then thrillers (under a pseudonym) and, finally, books about local history.
The Hoby & District Local History Society is a voluntary organisation. The Society brings together people from all walks of life who are interested in the local history of the Leicestershire villages of Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and Brooksby and the District around them. The society was founded in 2013.