Through the direct testament of villagers, alive and dead, it tells the story of a small rural community through * two world wars and the Cold War * revolution in agriculture * sweeping economic and social change * education reform * political transformation. This book charts the social history of Britain from the late nineteenth century to the present day through the prism of one Norfolk village: Knapton, a little inland from the coast below Cromer. The text draws on the authentic written and oral memories of the inhabitants of Knapton: thus while it presents a century and more of rural social history, it is seen and recounted from the experience of the people who lived it.