Katherine Preston: Inn of the Few
By (Author) Katherine Preston
Hurtwood Press
Hurtwood Press
22nd July 2023
27th April 2023
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
History of architecture
647.9542
Hardback
154
Width 250mm, Height 190mm
720g
Inn of the Few is a tale of the White Hart inn, which became a home to the brave fighter pilots of WWII who battled over the skies of Southern England.
In the dark days of 1940, when Britain stood alone, Churchill's 'Few', the brave fighter pilots who battled over the skies of Southern England, found a haven in the White Hart inn in Brasted, where they could escape the traumas of war for a few hours.
The landlords Kath and Teddy Preston were there to share in the hopes and fears, the elation and sorrow of the men who lived their lives on the edge daily.
Inn of the Few is a tale of those precarious days, an insight into life at the White Hart and its famous visitors. The book includes fascinating anecdotes and archive photographs and documents of a momentous time in history, in which local lives gained national significance.
Katherine Preston was the landlady of the White Hart Inn during the Second World War.