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Mells - The King's Peace

Mells – The King’s Peace

(ed Michael McGarvie)  A transcription of the Justice?s Notebooks of Thomas Horner of Mells, 1770 – 1777. Includes an index of the multitude of names mentioned. 188 pages.  Soft Covers.

£6.00

Old OS Map – Weymouth (Westham) 1901

Old OS Map – Weymouth (Westham) 1901

(Godfrey maps)  A map of the Westham area of Weymouth in 1901 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways,…..

£2.40

Rode Parish Registers

Rode Parish Registers

A transcription of: Christenings 1653-1713, Marriages 1653-1711, Burials 1653-1713.

£5.50

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1830-1841

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1830-1841

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from the register, covering the…..

£2.25

Domesday Book – Dorset

Domesday Book – Dorset

(edited by John Morris)  The text has only once been set and printed, in 1783, in an edition of 1,200 copies, many of which have not survived. This edition is the only uniform English translation ever made, published in parallel…..

£11.25

Mells, A History of (3rd edition)

Mells, A History of (3rd edition)

(Rev F W Cleverdon)  Describes many aspects of Mells history from the account in the Domesday book up to the 20th century. The photographs included have been improved, and some are in colour in this new edition.  New photographs have…..

£7.50

Old OS Map – Wiimborne Minster 1900

Old OS Map – Wiimborne Minster 1900

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Wimborne Minster in 1900 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds,…..

£2.40

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1841-1843

Wilton Gaol Description Register 1841-1843

The description registers for Wilton Gaol (Taunton) contain a wealth of information and form part of a large deposit of records (ref Q/AGw) at the Somerset Heritage Centre. This publication is a compilation of extracts from the register, covering the…..

£2.25

Old OS Map – Wyke Regis 1901

Old OS Map – Wyke Regis 1901

(Godfrey maps)  A map of Wyke Regis in 1901 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways, signal posts, sheds,…..

£2.40

Spaxton Parish Registers

Spaxton Parish Registers

A transcription, in two volumes, of: Christenings 1558-1959, Marriages 1558-1959, Burials 1558-1959.

£14.20

Weston-super-Mare - Only our Best Was Good Enough

Weston-super-Mare – Only our Best Was Good Enough

(Pam Woodburn)  Memories of Locking Road School.  The school was opened in 1899, and the author was a pupil there for six years from 1945.  She provides her own memories of the school, and has collected the memories of several…..

£5.25

High Ham - Just a PC to Let You Know

High Ham – Just a PC to Let You Know

(Grace Rubery)  A collection of early 20th century postcards found in an album belonging to a High Ham family. The postcards are reproduced in this booklet, together with a transcription of the message, and identification of the sender and recipient…..

£2.50

Treasure of the Golden Grape

Treasure of the Golden Grape

(Selwyn Williams)  A detailed examination of a 1641 wreck off Chesil Beach in Dorset.  The work includes transcriptions of the HCA Inquiry into the wreck with the names of over 300 local witnesses from Portland, Wyke Regis, Fleet, Langton Herring,…..

£14.95

Long Sutton as 'Twere

Long Sutton as ‘Twere

(Redvers Burt)  Long Sutton is a village in the heart of Somerset, and the author lived and worked there all his life.  He recalls his childhood years, his early working life with local farmers and builders, his wartime years in…..

£7.50

Old OS Map – Bristol (NW) & Clifton 1901

Old OS Map – Bristol (NW) & Clifton 1901

(Godfrey maps)  A map of North West Bristol and Clifton in 1901 at a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile providing great detail, showing individual houses, railway tracks, factories and churches etc, and even minutiae such as pathways,…..

£2.40

Timberscombe Parish Registers

Timberscombe Parish Registers

A transcription of: Christenings 1598-1837, Marriages 1598-1837, Burials 1598-1837.

£7.20