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Title: Allotment Advisory Handbook from 1951
Post by: BAK on January 01, 2009, 11:56:25

for anybody who is interested in the history of allotments here is a link to a scanned copy of an advisory book on running allotments that was published in 1951 by the National Association of Parish Councils.

Beware that it is 9.5MB in size.

http://www.sunningdaleallotments.org.uk/NationalAssociationParishCouncilsAllotments1951.pdf (http://www.sunningdaleallotments.org.uk/NationalAssociationParishCouncilsAllotments1951.pdf)

I am interested in tracking down any older material of a similar nature.

Title: Re: Allotment Advisory Handbook from 1951
Post by: saddad on January 01, 2009, 12:26:43

Interesting reading BAK have saved a copy onto the comp.
Thanks

Title: Re: Allotment Advisory Handbook from 1951
Post by: Trevor_D on January 02, 2009, 15:28:57

Thanks for that.

I'm in the middle of going through our lease at the moment, so that looks as if it's going to be helpful.

Title: Re: Allotment Advisory Handbook from 1951
Post by: angle shades on January 03, 2009, 18:50:48

:) very interesting reading BAK,

I have a handbook from I think 1945, I will try and find it ::)

like yours it says you will be fined £50( a hell of a lot of money in those days) if you steal produce off a plot,that's how important allotment sites where then,
how times have changed :( / shades x

Title: Re: Allotment Advisory Handbook from 1951
Post by: BAK on January 07, 2009, 07:18:10

I have managed to reduce the size from 9.5MB to 2MB - it was using a lot of bandwidth on my web site.

There is a very slight loss of definition but only marginal. If anybody has a particular requirement for the 9.5MB version then pm me.

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