This virtual book CD resource contains a bundle of Pigot's 1823 Directories; carrying local listings of professions, nobility, gentry, and clergy, of transport and freight services; and information on the education, public services, and public houses of the area. Towns, villages and parishes are listed with background historical and topographical information. A comprehensive resource which gives you valuable insight into the history of London and the Home counties, and enables you to find out wh... More Info
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This new book by Brian Roote outlines the histories of many soldiers and civilians who died in each of the major conflicts of the 20th century. Memorials to each of them are to be found together with brief biographies. A5, 106pp. Published February 2012. ISBN 978-0-900992-71-1.
First published as 'Parish Notes in the Warlingham & Chelsham Parish Magazine 1898 - 1925, and providing a comprehensive history from earliest times until 1925. This collated edition has been compiled by Robert Warner and Gwyneth Fookes, 2012. A4, 187pp, ISBN 978-0-900992-72-8.
This illustrated Woldingham Village History is the 10th and last volume in the Village Histories series. Editors: Gwyneth Fookes & Roger Packham Published February 2013 ISBN: 978 0 900992 69 8
Contents: The Caterham Harmer Family; George Maw of 'Benthall', Welcomes Road; Lifeboat Day, 22nd July 1908; A Tragic Murder at 65 Bynes Road; The Sherlock Family and its Caterham Homes; World War II and the Cold War Deep Air-Raid Shelter Proposals for Godstone and Merstham; Working for a Living - the Beginning; An Aussie Greeting; The Entrepreneurs of Croydon Part 2 - The Grant Family Stores; Win...More Info
Contents: 'Dorincourt', Warlingham; A 1928 Ordnance Survey Map; Schoolboy Memories of Sanderstead in the 1930s; Samuel Gibson - One of the Last Survivors of the Battle of Waterloo - in Caterham; I Remember by Alec Coleman; Coulsdon North Station; Harold Cousins 1897-1917; The Chipstead Burglars 1835 - the Execution of William Harley; Dome Hill Estate; Remembering Schooldays; Not Your Typical Boy S...More Info