Born To Farm in Devon
by Hubert N. Snowdon
Published by the author, 1996. 60 pages, 14 photos, 20 illustrations.
Hubert Snowdon’s wonderful account of his upbringing on a Thurlestone farm during the aftermath of the First World War and through the Depression years of the twenties and thirties. Enlivened by his own illustrations, the fading traditions of rural life are recorded for those of us who never knew them.
By Horse and Handtool at Thurlestone, 1918 to 1939
Keep Faith With the Soil
by Hubert N. Snowdon
Published by Orchard Publications, 2001. 89 pages, 8 photos, 16 illustrations.
Hubert Snowdon continues his account of life on a Thurlestone farm from the 1930s up to the early fifties and encompassing the WW2 years. Radical changes are affecting centuries-old farming methods, horses give way to tractors and the war has its own priorities. Hubert again illustrates his book with his own drawings and records the changes to his valley and way of life.
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Governess cart ready for milk round
Hubert Snowdon