The Lavers History Group have published a collection of photographs and postcards of High Laver, Little Laver and Magdalen Laver. Including the front cover, there are 55 illustrations.
The views mostly depict buildings, but there are also farming scenes, school groups and memorable local residents. Some interesting pairs of photographs, some pre-war, show houses before and after their restoration.
There is an amusing scene of a lady, wearing hat and very long dress, cycling through the watersplash at Hull Green Corner, Little Laver.
Inside the cover is reproduced the programme of “An Olde English Village Fete”, held on Saturday, June 2nd 1945. The period is evident from attractions including boxing by the RAF and refreshments with the caution:
“owing to food rationing difficulties, please partake of ONE tea only”.
On the back cover there is a map showing the siting of the illustrations. This is a worthwhile, well-produced item of great interest to the Lavers and surrounding areas.
Copies are available from Patrick Streeter at £2.50 each.