Book Review
Published in Windlesora 27 (2011)
© WLHG
Andrew Fielder lived in Windsor Great Park for over 35 years and has worked for the Forestry Department there, so this book is written from a deep and intimate knowledge and love of the subject. He has illustrated it with his own photographs, which are a historical record of the park at the beginning of the 21st century.
The book is presented as a series of walks around the Park with full details of how to get there and a map of each recommended walk. A commentary on the features along the route is supplemented by old maps, photographs and paintings, many of them from the Royal Collection. Some of the subjects are covered in considerable detail, and I was particularly interested in the full life history of the racehorse Eclipse. (But I have quite recently studied the history of Windsor Racecourse, and there are some gems for those who are interested in other subjects.)
The Guide is beautifully produced in full colour, with a useful index and at £7.99 is a lot more affordable than any other book on the subject.
ISBN 978-0-9564703-0-0; Published by Copperhorse Publishing
Windsor Local History Group 