Hi Bernard, further to your readers query regarding Laindon Hills, I live in Hawkwell (near Rayleigh)and drive past the hills on a daily basis so hopefully I can add some extra information. The hills and parish in question are actually Langdon Hills which confusingly is adjacent to the parish of Laindon. Most people (myself included) tend to call them Laindon Hills – I think it rolls off the tongue easier! As you suggested Laindon is a horribly built up area but Langdon Hills are still very pretty and much of the area is now a country park and nature reserve. If you put Langdon Hills into a search you will see pictures showing that the Bluebells are still there.On a slightly different note you mentioned some time ago a monument in Rayleigh High Street to martyrs burned at Smithfield – it is still there. Thanks again for the wonderful books but please finish the Starbuck story. Steve