| The history of Fawley is well-known and well-documented, in the Parish archives, books, libraries and the internet. In a half hour, the casual visitor can easily soak up the better-known historical facts of the place from any number of sources; what we'll do here is to explore some of the lesser-known, or less well-remembered, sides, and take, at times, an iconoclastic and shamelessly-biased view of the village as we know it. |
 Falcon Hotel, early 20th century. |
 Teletubby Hill, early 21st century. O tempora! O mores!
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Drawing from a series of articles written for the Herald magazine, and a number of books, we'll take a look at a rather different Fawley; one whose history might be closer to us than a collection of stories about Saxon landing-places and the Domesday Book. Some of the protagonists were rogues, some heroes, but most were somewhere in between, and so I've tried to treat all of them kindly. No apologies are offered for the author's bias; hopefully none will be needed. Comments and suggestions for additions to the site are welcome; please email robin@robinsomes.co.uk. |
