Geoffrey Howse

Geoffrey Howse, actor, author and local historian, was born in Sheffield and spent his formative years in the village of Elsecar, amidst the great estate surrounding Wentworth Woodhouse, about which he has written extensively. He has lived in London for over forty years but spends a considerable show more amount of time researching and writing in Barnsley at his family home there. Recent books include: The Little Book of Yorkshire, Murder Mayhem in Sheffield, The A-Z of London Murder and A History of London's Prisons. show less