Annual Gathering at Ely

It is fifty years since The Luck of Sallowby was first published and we went to the setting of this book for our Annual Gathering.

Fine sunny weather greeted us in marked contrast to the storms and floods of 1947 which form the backdrop to this novel. The weekend included a coach tour of locations in the story, an illustrated talk on the history of the Fens and the 1947 floods by local historian Mike Petty, a fun quiz, book fair and plenty of pleasant food and conversation.

At the Annual General Meeting we said thank you to Robin Saville for his service as President of the Society and we welcomed Jeremy Saville, Malcolm's younger son, as the new President.

The photographs to the right show Wood Hall and stable block at Southery which was the inspiration for Sallowby Hall.

Fens

Stable block

Chris with hat

Wood Hall or Sallowby Manor