Description
Peter Woodroffe served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1945-48 in the UK and Gibraltar. He then studied law and became a third-generation solicitor.
In his 95th year he is the oldest practicing solicitor out of the 180,000 odd in England and Wales. Whilst writing this book, he lived at Cliff End beside the Sussex coast and swam in the English Channel. He plays tennis and golf.
The book spans the period 1945 to 2022.
Having met a multitude of attractive and famous individuals in the armed forces, business and sport, he tells a fund of riveting and at times uproarious stories.
‘Peter’s reminiscences are indeed amusing and, in some places, hysterical’.
‘There are also some wonderful pearls’.
‘There is something in this book for everybody including stories about bigwig personalities, history, art, clubs, show-biz, cars, historic homes, fine dining and lovely ladies’.
‘One thing is for sure: you won’t be bored’.
‘He has made the acquaintance of many of the great and good (and not so good) and not been shy in commenting on their strengths or weaknesses’.
‘He comes up with little-known, interesting splashes of history’.
‘One of his quests is to give readers advice as to how to live life, like “do not leave behind what you need to take with you”’.
General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter
Horcott House, 19 April 2023.
Some of Peter’s many stories include: -
1. His taking on a bet to steal Robert Redford’s girlfriend.
2. Experiencing the thrill and terror whilst out of control on the Cresta Run at St. Moritz.
3. All traffic forbidden inter alia for Peter, his six year old son and Chelsea Pensioner to march down Whitehall.
4. Tail-gated in his Facel Vega by Formula One drivers.
5. His unfair cross examination on BBC news, repeated eight times in the day.
6. Something about houses of ill repute.
Details
Publisher - YouCaxton Publications
Language - English
Case Bound - Cloth
Contributors
Author
Peter Woodroffe
Published Date - 2025-06-15
ISBN - 9781915972019
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 514
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