(Michael McGarvie) A review of the origins and meanings of Frome street names, based on an original paper written by Rev W E Daniel, Vicar of East Pennard, in the late 1890s. The information has now been updated with the…..
£6.00
(Alec Oxford) A methodical journey down the street, recording who or what is there today, then revealing some of the ?evidence? that tell of the past. 102 pages. Soft covers.
£10.50
(Alan Ruston) At one time, the Presbyterians were the largest of the Nonconformist denominations which dissented from the Church of England in the seventeenth century, but by the early nineteenth century they were the smallest. The aim of this book…..
£4.95
(Michael McGarvie) An anthology of items extracted from original documents, to illustrate the life and activities of Frome from earliest times to the present century. 176 pages. Soft Covers.
£5.00
(Susan & Ray Penn) A historical overview of the street, followed by a brief description of each house. Some of the buildings have been selected for a more detailed attention. 138 pages. Soft covers.
£15.00
The map covers the same area, is reproduced to the same scale (1:50,000), carries the same map number and uses the same British National Grid Reference, as the corresponding Ordnance Survey Landranger© map.
£7.99
(Trevor Yorke) The local church is a familiar landmark in every town, city and village. But how many people actually understand the reason for it being built in that particular place, how it was constructed, or why it was decorated…..
£8.99
(Peter Stanier) Dorset’s rivers and streams have powered over 400 mills. Today, only a handful of mill wheels still turn, and only one commercial watermill remains open. The book deals at least a mention of nearly sixty of these mills,…..
£4.95
(Ed Charlotte H Lindgren) – Dorset Record Society publication 10. William Barnes was eighteen years old when he first glimpsed a lively young girl, whose name was Julia Miles, he believed to be ‘about sixteen’ with bright blue eyes and…..
£3.50
(Jack Sweet) During the First World War, Yeovil men and women served on the Western Front, in Belgium and France, and many other places. Letters to and from home were welcomed by all recipients and during the four years of…..
£10.00
Contains the names of the owners, lessees and occupiers of the parcels of land required by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (later part of the Great Western Railway) for the construction of the Yeovil branch line, running from Durston, near…..
£5.00
The map covers the same area, is reproduced to the same scale (1:50,000), carries the same map number and uses the same British National Grid Reference, as the corresponding Ordnance Survey Landranger© map.
£7.99
Contains the names of more than 6200 individuals, taken from the Society’s collection of pedigrees and family trees, who have been combined into one ‘superfamily’ using birth and marriage records. Details are given of names, dates, locations and relationships, produced…..
£9.95
A transcription of: Christenings 1578-1948, Marriages 1602-1948, Burials 1578-1958.
£9.50
(Michael McGarvie) A history of Frome covering more than a century. Includes many photographs and an excellent index. For this new (fifth) edition the photographs in the book have been enhanced to provide better reproduction. The biography and index have…..
£15.00
An alphabetical listing by surname of those involved in settlement and removal cases recorded in the Somerset Quarter Sessions order books at the Somerset Record Office. A reference to the Record Office holding is provided for each entry. Indexes of…..
£4.50