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White Horses and other Hill figures

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White Horses and other Hill Figures is a pioneering work with meticulous research by the author and his father spanning four decades of exploration and research. ?The downland of England is a paradise for the turf artist, and it was entirely natural that the art of cutting turf should have evolved and developed in these surroundings. All the English hill figures except four are in the chalk country of the south. Of the seventeen horses, eleven are in the comparatively narrow area of Wessex. Of these white horses the famous white horse of Uffington is the father and prototype, that strange, delightful, and intriguing figure on the Berkshire Downs, which has excited so much controversy and about which so little is known. ?This book gives detailed descriptions of all the major chalk figures including the Uffington White Horse, the Cerne Giant and the Long Man of Wilmington. Fully illustrated in colour, it is easily the most comprehensive book on these famous English landmarks.
Morris Marples (1901-1976) was born in Huddersfield, the eldest son of George Marples. He married, Olive Singleton, who drew the line illustrations in his book. In 1939 he was the headmaster of a Grammar School, at Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire, and during the Second World War he was the squadron leader of the local air defence corps. He died at 1976 Pontypool, in 1976. He inherited his father's research work on White Horses, continued the research, and brought it to a published form.
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