Barbara Ludlow's Greenwich (1)
Alan has a question:
"I have just purchased a copy of Barbara Ludlow's Greenwich and was most interested in a photo on p 127. I've tried contacting the publishers but they say they are no longer in contact with her (wonder where the royalties go?) so Ill try you.
My question is the identity of the unnamed coachman in the photo. Is there more info available, where is the original photo etc, indeed is Ms Ludlow still around?"
The Phantom replies:
You've caught me on the hop, Alan. I had hoped that Santa would bring be this book, which appeared just before Christmas, but there must have been a hole in his sack, which means that I haven't actually got round to reading it yet.
I'm guessing this is a reprint and, regarding the aside about royalties, that it was one of those ghastly rights-grab buyout jobs. It's possible she doesn't even know her book has been reprinted.
I understand that Ms Ludlow now lives somewhere on the south coast, but I confess I've never met her. Perhaps someone reading this might know some answers to Alan's questions, though?
Just in case any of you want to add to NPI's coffers (clearly not Ms Ludlow's though, if they're not in contact with her) here is the link to the book we're talking about:
"I have just purchased a copy of Barbara Ludlow's Greenwich and was most interested in a photo on p 127. I've tried contacting the publishers but they say they are no longer in contact with her (wonder where the royalties go?) so Ill try you.
My question is the identity of the unnamed coachman in the photo. Is there more info available, where is the original photo etc, indeed is Ms Ludlow still around?"
The Phantom replies:
You've caught me on the hop, Alan. I had hoped that Santa would bring be this book, which appeared just before Christmas, but there must have been a hole in his sack, which means that I haven't actually got round to reading it yet.
I'm guessing this is a reprint and, regarding the aside about royalties, that it was one of those ghastly rights-grab buyout jobs. It's possible she doesn't even know her book has been reprinted.
I understand that Ms Ludlow now lives somewhere on the south coast, but I confess I've never met her. Perhaps someone reading this might know some answers to Alan's questions, though?
Just in case any of you want to add to NPI's coffers (clearly not Ms Ludlow's though, if they're not in contact with her) here is the link to the book we're talking about:
Labels: Ask The Phantom, Books
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
08:30
3 Comments:
If you look at the Greenwich Industrial History site http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.com/
there is a note on it from Barbara herself about the book.
She will be sent a copy of your note - and I guess I'm not the only person who will send it to her.
You can get the book at the Tourist Information Centre. I just looked inside my copy and it was first published in 1994 by Alan Sutton Ltd. There's some good stuff in it...
I visited the Greenwich Heritage Centre at Woolwich Arsenal the other day and the woman on the info desk said they were still in touch with Barbara. I knew her years ago when she used to work at the council's Local History Library at Kidbrooke House/ Woodlands with Julian and Veronica.
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