Legend Land, Vol. 4 Being a Further Collection of Some of the Old Tales Told in Those Nearer Western Parts of Britain Served by the Great Western Railway

A modestly sized collection invites listeners on a journey through the western hills and valleys once linked by the Great Western Railway. Each tale is rooted in real places marked on a handy map, from the mysterious Rollright Stones to the ancient Bath springs, giving a sense of travel without leaving the chair. The stories range from prehistoric stone‑circle legends to more recent folk romances that would have been familiar to Shakespeare’s own audience.

Among the episodes, a king and his courtiers are frozen into stone by a spiteful witch, while the shadow of King Arthur’s Camelot looms over a medieval landscape of chivalry. Wayland Smith’s hidden workshop and Herne the Hunter’s midnight cavalcade weave pagan echoes into the later Christian world. Listeners will find a blend of haunting mystery and gentle humor, preserving the simple dreams of England’s distant past.