George Christopher Davies (11 October 1849,
Oswestry
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...
– 29 November, 1922,
Norwich) was a prolific photographer and writer who played an important role in encouraging popular awareness of the
Norfolk Broads.
George was the eldest child of the geologist,
David Christopher Davies
David Christopher Davies (1827 – 19 September 1885) was a Welsh geologist and mining engineer.
Life and career
He was born and grew up in the Oswestry area, and began his career as the apprentice of a local ironmonger, John Minshall. As a ...
. In 1871 after having recently qualified as a lawyer he read an account of the Norfolk Broads and decided to apply to join the legal practice of Abel Tillett in Norwich.
Books
*(1875) ''The Golden Shaft'' (1875) London: Bentley
:
Volume 1:
Volume 2:
Volume 3*(1876) ''The Swan and Her Crew: or, The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk''
*(1891) ''Our Home in Averyon: with studies of peasant life and customs in Aveyron and the Lot'' London: W. Blackwood
References
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1849 births
1922 deaths
Welsh photographers