West Dereham Heritage Group

DRAINAGE OF THE FENS & THE CIVIL WAR

To continue the report of the lecture by Mike Petty in October of last year when he spoke about the improvements made by the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to the drainage of the Fens to the east and south of Peterborough. This work was continued after the war and helped to a great extend with the introduction of wind powered drainage mills.

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Cyril Marsters writes to The Editor

Dear Ray,

In your January Editorial you said: “Viewing the range of local Parish Council minutes it is becoming clear that there seems to be a noticeable conflict between the various factions in each village”. You conclude that: “…more time is spent arguing amongst the councillors than in working for the village”.

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