{"product_id":"9781803999654","title":"The Little Book of Essex by Dee Gordon","description":"Did you know? In the eleventh century, Edward the Confessor banished nightingales from the royal palace at Havering-atte-Bower because their singing disturbed his devotions.     In 1913, Benny Hucks of Stansted Mountfitchet was the first person to perform a loop-the-loop in an aircraft.     On Boxing Day 1946, Hatfield Heath villagers challenged local German and Italian POWs to a football match - and lost 11-0.     Brentwood was the first town in Britain to install CCTV.    A compendium of frivolity, a reference book of little-known facts and a wacky guide to one of England's most colourful counties, The Little Book of Essex is packed full of entertaining, bite-sized pieces of historic and contemporary trivia that come together to make essential reading for visitors and locals alike.   Dip in randomly, or read consecutively - there are no rules. Be amused and amazed at the stories and history of Essex's landscape, heritage, buildings and, above all, its people.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307404276085,"sku":"9781803999654","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781803999654.jpg?v=1762803762","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781803999654","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}