David J. Eveleigh has worked in the field of heritage conservation and museums for over forty years, having held senior positions at the Black Country Living Museum and the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust. His his books include seven titles for Shire and the highly acclaimed Bogs, Baths & Basins - the Story of Domestic Sanitation. He is a Fellow of the Museums Association, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Fellow of the Association of European Open Air Museums. He retains a deep affinity for where he grew up in Merseyside and is now moving back to the area. As the final sentence of this book reads, 'I never really escaped'.
