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The Hertford Loop - The first 100 years of a local railway.

A 32 page A5 booklet written by Peter Hodge, with illustrations and bibliography. Originally published in 1976 then reprinted by Southgate District Civic Voice in 2021 to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Great Northern Railway branch line from Wood Green (Alexandra Palace) to Enfield. Peter Hodge wrote in May 1976 "It is an account, for the general reader, of the construct...

Supplied by: Southgate District Civic Voice Product Ref: SDC-SP004

'Not Having the Fear of God Before Her Eyes' - Ashton and Sale History Society Occasional Paper 6

The Scandals and Quarrels of the Masseys of Sale, and Their Descendants - Margaret Massey (the black ewe of the family), the quarrel with the Reverend Ralph Stirrop over the Massey family pew in the parish church, Richard Massey and Sir William Brereton’s Duck Decoy, James and Richard Massey in the English Civil Wars, The Reverend Hugh Hobson’s Marriage to Mary Massey, The Last Massey Esquire ...

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‘A School of our own’: Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School Barnet

A history of Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School in Chipping Barnet, written to celebrate the school's 125th anniversary....

Supplied by: Barnet Museum and Local History Society Product Ref: BTM-030

150 Years of Service

A brief history of Worsbrough area and the church of St Thomas Chapters cover: Village Life; The Church; The People; Education; Swaithe. Compiled by Worsbrough Local History Society, 2009. Perfect bound booklet. Glossy cover and pages. Photographs. ISBN 978-0-9552394-3-4...

Supplied by: Barnsley Family History Society Product Ref: BAR-WLH-LI02

1838 CITY OF YORK

The New Guide' This Book, entitled 'The New Guide for Strangers and Residents in The City of York' includes a 'concise historical descriptions of all the public buildings, antiquities, &c of that ancient City' and is illustrated with a lithographic view of the River Ouse, a street plan of the City and over sixty wood engravings. The City as it was in 1838, much of which is still recognisable today...

Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW044

1871 WALKS ABOUT WAKEFIELD

The author walked around the district of Wakefield, roughly encompassing an area of a sixteen mile radius from the town, noting many interesting histories and biographies which came to his knowledge on the way. Extracts from various Parish Registers, Churchwardens' accounts, pedigrees, tales of murder and intrigue……....

Supplied by: Yorkshire Ancestors Product Ref: YAN-GW041

1896 FLAMBOROUGH & District PARISH MAGAZINE

Originally published in December, 1896, a collection of Parish Magazines for the year, including the Parishes of Sewerby and Grindale, Rudston, Boynton, Carnaby, Fraisthorpe, Muston, Thwing, Burton Fleming, Fordon, Kilham, Nafferton, Wansford, Hunmanby, Beeford, Lissett, Flamborough, Folkton, Hutton Cranswick, Skerne, Lowthorpe, Ruston Parva, Watton, Beswick, Bridlington Quay (Christ Church), Wold...

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1983 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

Supplied by: Lothians Family History Society Product Ref: LOT-ML001

1986 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

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1987 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

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1989 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

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1991 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

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1997 Gorebridge Yesterdays

Booklets recording life in Gorebridge in the 1980's and 90's....

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800 Years of Barnet Market

Barnet Market received its Royal Charter in 1199. In this book Jennie Lee Cobban and Doreen Willcocks explore 800 years of the Market's colourful history....

Supplied by: Barnet Museum and Local History Society Product Ref: BTM-003

A paperback book : Bigamy, Bankruptcy, War and Divorce- The Tangled Life of a Toddington Landlady

.At first sight Ellen Nelsen’s behaviour appears shocking. Among other misdeeds she appears to have been bigamously married twice. Given her circumstances, however, her survival is a triumph of fortitude over betrayal. Bigamy, Bankruptcy, War and Divorce –The tangled life of a Toddington Landlord is the story of 100 First World War love letters discovered in a bank vault ...

Supplied by: Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeological & Historical Society Product Ref: LBA-LBA-LBA

A BOOK OF THE WEST – DEVON by S. Baring-Gould

The name of Sabine Baring-Gould is renowned with the history and folk-lore of the county of Devon. In this book he has chosen to pick out some incident or biography of a person, or family, connected with several towns. This author is meticulous in his research and writings with each chapter being a comprehensive guide to the towns concerned which makes this an excellent publication for those who h...

Supplied by: WestCountryBooks Product Ref: TBS-13955650

A County of Small Towns

Development of Herts' urban landscape to 1800. Brings together research into the origins, growth and topography of Hertfordshire towns....

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A Directory of Ulster Doctors (who qualified before 1901)

he north of Ireland has always produced a large number of doctors, not only for Ireland generally, but for the armed forces and for the wider world. This extensive two volume work of reference is a directory of all those Ulster doctors who qualified before 1901. There are nearly six thousand names with biographical notes on all, including details of parentage and dates of birth, marriage and death...

Supplied by: Ulster Historical Foundation Product Ref: UHF-978-1-909556-02-7

A Guide to Local Antiquities in the Bourne Society Area

An A5 format Guide to Local Antiquities in the Bourne Society Area, compiled in 1970 and illustrated with a fold out map. Prepared by Michael Farley, with contributions by Mary Saaler, E.F. Bishop, Lesley Ketteringham and Peter Kench...

Supplied by: Bourne Society, The Product Ref: BOU-GLA

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

A History of the Calvanistic Methodist (Presbyterian) Churches in the Montgomery and Salop Borders by David Pryce (Misc 18)

David Pryce was born in Guilsfield in 1856 and died in 1933.. He was a Calvinistic Methodist Preacher who worked in the Montgomeryshire and Shropshire Presbytery for over 50 years....

Supplied by: Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society, Cymdeithas Achyddol Maldwyn Product Ref: MGY-MISC/18

A HUNDRED YEARS ON DARTMOOR by William Crossing

The name of William Crossing and Dartmoor are forever connected due to his love of the “Moor” which he brought to life through his superb books. This one describes life from the start of the nineteenth century with chapters on the moorland roads, industries on the moor, nineteenth century celebrities, the Dartmoor peasant, notable occurrences and many more. ...

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A MONTH IN YORKSHIRE

The author, Walter White, explored the whole of Yorkshire, taking note of all he saw and conversations with some of the people he met along the way. Descriptions of the facilities provided for travellers and the practices of the licensed victuallers, details of manufacture and the working people, interspersed with historical notes. From remote hills and vales to the woollen mills and ironstone min...

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A Portsmouth Miscellany Vol 1

Our first set of memories are of growing up in the Kingston Crescent Area in the 1940s and come from an overseas contributor now living in New South Wales, Australia...

Supplied by: Hampshire Genealogical Society Product Ref: HAM-30027

A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000

A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation's cul...

Supplied by: Ulster Historical Foundation Product Ref: UHF-978-0-300244-36-6