Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society

A Buckinghamshire Connexion: Letters of Isaac D'Israeli of Bradenham

Some letters of Isaac D'Israeli of Bradenham and his contemporaries, with notes on Bradenham House By Thea van Dam...

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An archaeological research framework for Buckinghamshire

Collected papers,subjects ranging from Lowe Palaeolithic to post-medieval, from the Solent-Thames Research Framework Buckinghgamshire Paper No.15, 2009...

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An illustrated history of early Buckinghamshire, edited by Michael Farley

Covers the period from the Ice Age to the Tudors and includes mammoths, early prehistoric farmers, Romans, Britons, Saxons, Vikings, Normans and medieval peasants...

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Archaeological Investigations at Missenden Abbey, 1983-88. By Yvonne Edwards, Jill Hender & Marion Wells. Series No. 58, Part 2 (2018)

The great monastery of Missenden Abbey was founded in 1133, but dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538. Its church and cloister were destroyed, and the remaining buildings changed greatly. This report sums up the finds and discoveries made by archaeologists since 1983, giving insights into the monastic community which once ruled the Misbourne valley. (120 pages with 6 maps and plans, 48 drawings and 2...

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Aylesbury: a county town and its station 1877-1905, Bucks Paper No. 14, 2008, by Keith Bailey

An examination of the goods statistics of the Aylesbury branch of the London & North Western Railway and the characteristics of railwaymen from the censuses 1881-1901...

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Aylesbury: a personal memoir from the 1920s, by Professor W.R.Mead

2nd edition, privately printed by the author...

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Buckinghamshire in 1851, the evidence of the population census, Bucks. Paper No.2, 2002, by David Thorpe

An introd to, and commentary on, the Bucks Family History Society's CD-ROM of the Enumerators' books and associated notes...

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Buckinghamshire in the 1760s and 1820s, the county maps of Jefferys and Bryant

The maps of Thomas Jefferys surveyed in 1766-1768 and A.Bryant surveyed in 1825 reproduced in colour and to their original scales in an A3 format...

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Buckinghamshire in the Civil War

Illustrated catalogue to exhibition showing the Civil War through portraits and objects, held in Buckinghamshire County Museum, 2004, with introduction by Prof. Ian F.W. Beckett, published by the Friends and Patrons of the Museum (62 pages, paperback)...

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Buckinghamshire's industrial heritage: collected papers, edited by David Thorpe. Bucks Paper No.13

Contents: Industries section from Victoria County History, Buckinghamshire, Volume 2, 1908; Paper mills in Buckinghamshire by Alfred H. Shorter; Brick makers in Buckinghamshire, by Andrew Pike; Buckinghamhire industrial occupations and industries, 1841-1951, by David Thorpe...

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Economy and society in medieval Buckinghamshire, the Hundred Rolls 1254-1280. Bucks. Paper No.7, 2006, by Keith Bailey

Data on land holding in 13th century together with lists of Bucks. Individual's names...

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Haddenham and Cuddington: The Early History of Two Buckinghamshire Villages, by William A. Strange (2007)

Covers the history of the two villages from earliest times up to 1550 (62pp)....

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Historic views of Buckinghamshire

50 original historic prints of the county reproduced in colour with accompanying descriptions...

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John Wilkes: the Aylesbury years (1747-1763), Bucks Paper No.17, 2008, by Alan Dell

The Collected letters of John Wilkes to his agent, John Dell...

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Making the road from Princes Risborough to Thame. Bucks Paper, No.,5, 2006, by Peter M. Gulland

A nineteenth century turnpike trust at work, with a list of the Trustees...

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My Dearest Ben..., by Thea Van Dam (2nd edition, 2018)

An intimate glimpse into the world of Benjamin Disraeli, his family and the women in his life - through their letters (205 pages, illustrated)...

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Pots, Potters and Potteries of Buckinghamshire 1200-1910. By Michael Farley and Barbara Hurman (2019)

Pottery was a major Buckinghamshire industry with dozens of kiln sites. This comprehensive gazetteer lists pottery production sites and every potter in the documentary record by name – and illustrates their products where known. All alphabetically by parish for easy access. (144 pages with 56 colour illustrations) The authors are experts who draw on many years in the field. They bring togeth...

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The Chilterns in 1748: An Account by Pehr Kalm, Visitor from Finland, translated and edited by W.R.Mead (2nd edition, 2017)

Pehr Kalm, a native of Finland, was the favourite disciple of Karl Linnaeus. In 1748 he spent five months in England staying at Little Gaddesden to see the farming activities of the area. Whilst here he kept a diary which has been translated by the author thus giving us an invaluable account of the agriculture of the Chilterns in the mid 18th century (165 pages, illustrated)....

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The Rothschilds and Disraeli in Buckinghamshire. An essay, by David Kessler

In the second half of the 19th century the Rothschild family, bankers and financiers, built or acquired no fewer than seven great houses in and around the Vale of Aylesbury, while a little to the south Benjamin Disraeli, soon to be Prime Minister, was also moving in. This pamphlet outlines their story. (36-page pamphlet, published by Rothschild Waddedon Limited, 1996)...

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The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire, with their connections into neighbouring counties, 1706-1881, by Peter Gulland (2017)

This book brings together detailed investigation of Buckinghamshire's turnpike trust records with on-the-ground observation of the roads they developed and built....

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