Question about 'class' in 30s and 40s

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Lara Zielinski-branks Posts: 38 Joined: 15th Feb 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 01:12 on 13th March 2010 On 12th March 2010 19:28, james prescott wrote: in foyles war what about that girls real name honeysuckle her parents must have had a few drinks prior to the christening. Yes, I always thought that was a strange name. But it kind of reminds me of Hyacinth (I absolutely love Patricia Rutledge in Keeping Up Appearances) hahaha My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK	quotePosted at 12:17 on 13th March 2010 James did you type all that history in yourself or did you copy and paste from somewhere, surely you did not make it all up, if you did copy it I would love to do the same and put it in my family history book, please tell me, I won't tell anyone LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25953 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:14 on 13th March 2010 peggy i have sent you a message let me know if you received it. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:19 on 13th March 2010 It was blank James ??? Thank you for the e mail, I could not do it but I took pics of it and I will type it out, thanks My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Lara Zielinski-branks Posts: 38 Joined: 15th Feb 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:09 on 17th March 2010 Hi everyone! This isn't related to class, but it is related to my story.... :-) There are so many lovely villages and towns (Newbourne and Brightwell are great suggestions) but I was thinking that maybe I should create a fictitious village. I am not going to be able to travel to England for years and it will be nearly impossible to get pictures and/or specific info about villages in the Forties. My questions is: have you read a historical fiction novel that used a fictitious town? I can't think of one. I know the author of the Midsomer Murder stories created Midsomer County and the villages in it, but those stories are contemporary. Any thoughts? Thank you. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 06:36 on 17th March 2010 Yes I can Lara - Frances Brett Young who is a famous Black Country novelist born in the 1800s in Halesowen (near to where I was born). He didn't use the names of the actual towns in his books - he had his own names for them (eg Birmingham was called North Bromwich in his books and Halesowen was called Halesby). It is a much better idea in a way to use a fictional town or otherwise people will be writing to you saying "It wasn't like that" etc! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Lara Zielinski-branks Posts: 38 Joined: 15th Feb 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:15 on 17th March 2010 On 17th March 2010 06:36, Stephanie Jackson wrote: Yes I can Lara - Frances Brett Young who is a famous Black Country novelist born in the 1800s in Halesowen (near to where I was born). He didn't use the names of the actual towns in his books - he had his own names for them (eg Birmingham was called North Bromwich in his books and Halesowen was called Halesby). It is a much better idea in a way to use a fictional town or otherwise people will be writing to you saying "It wasn't like that" etc! Thank you, Stephanie! Congratulations on your new home! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:02 on 17th March 2010 Thomas Hardy----his county of Wessex was based on Dorset, and his town of Casterbridge was based on Dorchester. J R R Tolkien based his Middle Earth on the West Midlands. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 17:12 on 17th March 2010 Although Caroline Graham wrote Midsomer Murders in Suffolk, the County of Midsomer was based on Buckinghamshire. If we looked at our fictional map of Midsomer, what villages would we find there? After the main town of Causton ( real life Wallingford and Thame ) we then have all the little made up villages-----Badgers Drift, Midsomer Parva, Midsomer Mallow, Midsomer Sonning, Midsomer Worthy, Dunstan, Midsomer Holm, Midsomer Magna, Luxton Deeping, Midsomer Market, Aspern Tallow, Midsomer Deverell, Morton Fendle, Broughton, Midsomer Malham, Elverton-cum-Laterly, Haddington, Midsomer Barton, Midsomer Newton, Little Upton, Midsomer Mere, Midsomer Wellow, Fletcher’s Cross, Midsomer St Michael, Midsomer Priors, Midsomer Warden, Midsomer Florey, Malham Bridge, Goodman’s Land, Newton Magna, Upper Marshwood, Martyr Warren, Burwood Mantle. Of course, there's a lot of real places portraying them. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Lara Zielinski-branks Posts: 38 Joined: 15th Feb 2010 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:23 on 17th March 2010 On 17th March 2010 17:12, Paul Hilton wrote: Although Caroline Graham wrote Midsomer Murders in Suffolk, the County of Midsomer was based on Buckinghamshire. Thank you, Paul! I didn't know the M.M. were written in Suffolk. I haven't read any of the books, but I have watched several seasons of the series. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions