Sewell Barn Theatre space for presentations, meetings and other private hire uses. Originally the barn belonged to Clare House which was owned by Philip Sewell, a local benefactor, from 1864 to 1906. Anna Sewell, author of the children’s story "Black Beauty", was Philip’s sister and lived in the White House, Spixworth Road, Spixworth. Philip owned a mare called Black Bess which used to draw his carriage along Spixworth Road and it might be supposed that Bess was the original inspiration for Black Beauty, and the barn a prototype for Black Beauty’s stable. The book was published by Jarrolds in 1877. Philip Sewell died
Anna Book Anna Book Anna Maria Therés Book Toledano (born 10 September 1970) is a Swedish pop singer. She participated in "Let's Dance", in 2006 and finished in second place with dancer David Watson. Anna is currently hosting the talk show "Let's Dance plus" on TV4 Plus where the last week's events in the main "Let's Dance" show are discussed. She has participated in Melodifestivalen, the contest to select Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a total of four times. At the first Melodifestivalen 2007 semifinal on 3 February in Jönköping, Book's song "Samba Sambero" was the second song announced as