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The Bassetts: Leighton Buzzards First Family
The story of the Bassett family during the 18th and 19th centuries, charting their rise from humble Quaker drapers to owning the town's first bank and becoming and its leading citizens....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-5
All Sorts of Bassetts
The story of Leighton Buzzards "first" family told for children. Includes map and a town trail. Lots of Victorian pictures and fully indexed....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-6
The Old Town Hall
A fully illustrated history of the former moot hall at the centre of the market place for 1,000 years. The building house the manor court, a school and latterly the fire engine for the town. Indexed....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-7
The Way to School
A History of the many schools if Leighton and Linslade. Fully illustrates with pictures, maps and charts. Indexed....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-9
Mary Bassett School Log 1863-1887
This is a complete transcription of the earliest school log book giving a fascinating insight into the day to day life of a Victorian School at the heart of Leighton Buzzard. Many listings of pupils and teachers....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-11
Behind the Battle of Barnet Banners: People of the Wars of the Roses
This book explores the lives of many of the people who fought at the Battle of Barnet. This person-by-person approach gives a picture of the life, society and culture of the late fifteenth century that goes far beyond the fight for the throne. This A4 format book of some 152 pages has been extensively researched. It is lavishly illustrated and a delight to read, being divided up into articles ...
Supplied by: Barnet Museum and Local History Society Product Ref: BTM-070
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Annual Journal of the Society containing articles on The Piggott family of photographs; The Heath and Reach 1851 census; A history of the village of Heath and Reach; the 1950 Linslade tornado; plus archaeological notes and society activities. Well illustrated throughout with the society's large picture collection....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-13
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The society's annual journal containing a history of George Brown's Victoria Iron Works; Tilsworth history; Leighton Medieval Iron Industry; Paramount cars; Benjamin Bevan of Leighton Buzzard 1773-1833 canal builder; German prisoners of war; plus archaeological notes and members activities....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-14
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Society Journal: History of Regent Street, Leighton Buzzard, and those who lived there; Railway disaster Leighton, March 1931, The Empress who stayed in Leighton Buzzard; Heath and Reach Pump and Clock Tower and who paid for it; Inns and Taverns of Heath and Reach; Leighton Buzzard's fire service a history. Illustrated....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-15
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Journal of the Society. Leighton Buzzard's Spinney Pool, who built it and swam in it; a Telegram Boy, 1942-5; Leighton's roll in the Battle of Britain; Building survey of 34/36 High Street, Leighton Buzzard; Railway Accident on the Dunstable/Leighton Buzzard line 1892, plus society news and archaeology. Illustrated....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-17
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Society's Journal, colour front and back. Extracts for the Diary of John Salusbury 1757-9; Bushell's map of Leighton Buzzard 1838; Lionel Tutt, champion beer drinker; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Leighton's newspaper magnet Mr Muddiman; Baptist of many wicked opinions, Stephen Dagnall; A short history of the Seabrook family; How Leighton Buzzard and Linslade celebrated Victoria's long reign. P...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-18
The Secrets of Q Central: How Leighton Buzzard Shortened the Second World War
Leighton Buzzard, a quiet market town with no military presence was chosen as the secret communications centre for Britain as the country prepared for war with Germany in 1937. When hostilities began Q Central attracted a dozen other clandestine operations designed to defend the country or to confuse and undermine enemy morale including station X, Bletchley Park and the headquarters of radar for B...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA
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The annual Journal of the Society published 2013. Including 200 years of Beaudesert School, the history of the town's White House, Tales from the visitors book of The Swan, the Victoria Electric Picture Palace and much more....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-22
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This is our biggest edition of the Journal to date. Contents include the story of the Morgan Carriage Works, through cars aeroplanes; Beaudesert War Memorial, Corbett's Hill Farm, Leighton's rotton Roads, and a history of local cinemas....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 23
Sand, Planes and Submarines, How Leighton Buzzard shortened the First World War
The role of a town far from the sea played in the WWI effort by building planes, making submarines nets and most of all providing sand for the nation's foundries. Plus life in the town and comprehensive lists and details of those who fought and died. Without the sand the big guns could not have been made for the front; planes allowed the Royal Flying Corps to take on the super German airforce and ...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 24
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Journal of Society Research for 2015, containing features on an Anglo-Saxon fortress, Hezekiah Walker, Elsie Knocker, WWI heroes from Linslade and archaeological digs....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 25
Transaction 10
Society Journal report of research in 2016 including Joseph Paxton, Kitty Towers and the Swan Hotel, The Ragged School, John Vickers, memories of the Second World War in Linslade, Saxon burials at Hockliffe and much more....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 26
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Journal of local history society's research for 2017 including Linslade, portrait of a town in 1940; King Street history, Potsgrove and Battlesden famous families, plus more articles and pictures of local history...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 27
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Report of the local history society's research for the year 2018 including the history of the town's grand Corn Exchange, Thomas Sharp the clockmaker, Leighton's early air exploits and Mentmore Gardens built on a railway, and much more.......
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-lba-LBA 28
Leighton Buzzard's Tudor House, The Story of 17 to 21a Hockliffe Street
A house history of a half timbered building dating back to 1550 or possibly earlier and all the changes made to it during a chequered career....
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA 29
Colour the Past
Children's History Colouring Book, of historical scenes...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-30
Millers and Methodists
Leighton's Mills and the Methodist families who ran them, new edition...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-31
The Inns and Taverns of Lake Street
The big inns that served the Corn Market and Horse Market in Leighton Buzzard...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-33
A History of Linslade Wood
Ancient Woodland and its relationship with the manor...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-34
Oliver G Pike, Leighton Buzzard naturalist, author, photographer
Described by David Attenborough as "a towering figure" this pioneer wildlife filmmaker was the first of his kind...
Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-35