The Best Burglar in the County
Joan Wake, who single-handedly saved Delapré Abbey, was described as ‘the Best Burglar in the County’, a description which she relished..
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Neil Lyon
The Best Burglar in Northamptonshire
Speaker: Neil Lyon. Joan Wake, who single-handedly saved Delapré Abbey, was described as ‘the Best Burglar in the County’, a description which she relished.
Yardley Gobion History Group
The Best Burglar in the County – Joan Wake and the Northamptonshire Record Society
Joan Wake turned up at pretty much every Northants country house bullying the owners into entrusting their archives into her care.
Roade Local History Society