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Ron Black
Gone2Ground Books was created by Ron Black and Wendy Fraser in 2011 after they had successfully published a few books based on Ron's personal experiences as a boy brought up in Amb...view moreGone2Ground Books was created by Ron Black and Wendy Fraser in 2011 after they had successfully published a few books based on Ron's personal experiences as a boy brought up in Ambleside, in the Lakeland District of Cumbria (UK). Ron's books describing the social life and history of the region were produced from the pages of his popular website, Lakeland Hunting Memories, created by Wendy in 2008.
Ron writes: "Recently I was told that 95% of Lakeland was unexplored in an archaeological sense. With the abolition of Fox Hunting in 2005 there was a slight chance that places and structures associated with fox hunting would in the fullness of time join them, lost in time and memory.
"It was with this in mind that I began to compile material for my website. It is not my intention for it to glorify or be used as propaganda for or against hunting, but simply to record associations with a 'sport' traditional to Lakeland for over 300 years.
"I am a native Lakelander with roots going back to 1700, the 4th generation to follow hounds, with ancestors who stood on the cold tops at dawn, moved the heavy Lakeland stone to free trapped terriers and also 'carried the horn' on occasions. I hope this site is of interest to you. Hunting will not come back in the foreseeable future, perhaps not at all, but for three hundred years hunting and the church were the central thread to many communities. This is a part of the story."view less
Books by Ron Black
Bowman 'The Flying Whip' -The Story of Braithwaite 'Brait' Wilson and the Ullswater Foxhounds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lathom Remount Depot of World War One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ullswater Foxhounds 1914–1965 The Second 50 Years: “It was not an ideal hunting morning” Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBobby Troughton and the Kendal Otter Hounds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHunting Songs Volume Two: Lakeland Songs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lunesdale & Oxenholme Staghounds: A History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings"Chappie": Anthony Chapman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mardale Hunt: A History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ullswater Foxhounds 1863-1913 The First 50 Years Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings