Brinsley – Top to Bottom by Ztan Zmith

Description

True stories of fascinating local characters who lived in and around the village – none more so than pop star, grappler and living legend, John Lawrence, grandfather of the writer D.H. Lawrence, and Walter Cornell, the lamp cabin man and one legged cyclist. Also included are stories of Alfred Wilkinson, keeper of the Miners’ Welfare, unable to serve ale to local miners; Bill Harris, the only resident in the Rookery to own a piano, and D.H. Lawrence’s uncle, who stood trial for murder.