“Camerton is a sleepy village that you can drive through, blink and it is gone!” says local resident and keen historian, Julieann Biggs.

Following the publication of Camerton: A Brief History, back in 2016, Julieann began to receive other bits of information, tip-offs and snippets that have meant she has been able to add to her book, creating a second edition which is now on sale.

Changing the colour of the cover, Julieann has dubbed it ‘The Little Black Book’. Her passion for history began nearly twenty years ago when she and her husband ventured off on local walks around Camerton. Public footpaths and bridleways were explored, some of which led them to hills and valleys that extended into the picturesque countryside. Old buildings passed on these excursions were of great interest, and Julieann found herself wanting to discover more.

The little black book is a potted history and covers farming, a strong mining community, and a vicar that lived in the wrong place at the wrong time. The church, school, and old church room, old post office, mines and the old and new hall, public houses, Methodist church, the canal, railway and much more are covered.

It is a treasure-trove of old black and white photographs, sketches and even copies of original letters between a brother and sister in the early 1800s, all accompanied with historical detail.

The booklet is on sale now and available from Oldfield Park Book Shop, Moorland Road, Bath BA2 3PN www.theoldfieldparkbookshop.co.uk or Tel: 01225 427722.