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10. The Rev. Victor Whitechurch and his daughter Bertha in the vicarage garden in about 1909. Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch was a prolific and successful novelist. Many of his books are set in the Blewbury locality. ‘Downland Echoes’ and ‘Downland Corner’ describe many events and characters in Blewbury, although with necessary name changes. Some of his characters appear in this book. He was vicar from 1904-1913