A record of the first settlers in the colonies of North America 1654-1685. This includes the names of places of origin of more than 10,000 servants to Foreign Plantations who sailed from the Port of Bristol to Virginia, Maryland and other ports of the Atlantic coast and also to the West Indies.... More Info
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This volume is an account of the riots in Gloucestershire, in the form of a diary of events, from John Raymond Barker's unsuccessful attempts to persuade the principal inhabitants of Fairford to be sworn in as Special Constables, through the breaking of thrashing machines at Beverstone, Tetbury, Horseley, Fairford, Coln St Aldwyns, Eastleach Turville, Eastleach Martin, Quenington, Bibury, and Coln...More Info
A QUALITY A3 SIZE COLOUR REPRODUCTION FROM JOHN CARY'S 1787 ATLAS WITH DETAILS OF THE COUNTY OVERLEAF. LASER PRINTER ON GOOD QUALITY CARTRIDGE PAPER. SENT FOLDED IN A PLASTIC DISPLAY SLEEVE IN A STIFF CARD ENVELOPE AT THE LARGE LETTER RATE. SCALES VARY
Arthur Mee's classic pre-WW2 guide to the region's settlements including churches and castles and other historic places – 'The glory of the Cotswolds' – with 334 places and 166 pictures.
Transcript of the Rutland section of the 1873 Return of Owners of Land, with notes on most of the 563 entries. Analysis of who they were, where they came from and what they did. Special sections on Lyddington parish and on a mysterious group of small landowners with strong Gloucestershire connections. Illustrations, tables, index of addresses (60pp). In the early 1870s there were serious social...More Info