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1888-1964
Naturalist, photographer and writer; born at Oldbury Grange, Bridgnorth. Frances Pitt wrote numerous books and articles on country life and was a highly respected pioneer among wildlife photographers. Her Country Years (1961) is a delightful autobiography providing many snippets of Shropshire life from the 1890's onwards with fond memories of local characters, of her own father's hair-raising driving in a Tin Lizzie Ford (all too easily distracted by observations on fields and hedgerows!) and above all of her beloved Shropshire countryside. Frances Pitt lived in Shropshire throughout her life. Her family moved from Oldbury Grange to a nearby farm called Westwood in 1892 and then to The Albyns, three miles south of Bridgnorth, in 1903. She lived here for over fifty years until moving for the last time in 1958 to Castle House, Harley, near Much Wenlock.
From An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire by Gordon Dickins, published by Shropshire Libraries, 1987. © Gordon Dickins, 1987.
The following works are available in the West Midlands Creative Literature Collection:-
Animals of the countryside
Anthology of modern animal writing
Birds and the sea
British animal life
Country years (1961)
Friends in fur and feathers
Jane Squirrel
Meet us in the garden
My squirrels
Wild animals in Britain
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