eshop Wiltshire

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Taken from Volumes III and XV of the Victoria History of Wiltshire this book includes Stonehenge, in Amesbury parish, and Amesbury Abbey and Priory. These definitive accounts of parish histories compiled from all known sources are taken from the largest county history in the country. Ideal for the general reader or the academic they are also most useful to family historians whose ancestors lived in the parish. The reprints are attractively produced at a fraction of the cost of the hardback volume containing several parishes. 228 pages, paperback

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280 pages, paperback History of this well known borough taken mainly from Volume X of the Victoria History of Wiltshire published in 1975. Many extra illustrations have been added to the original.

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A History of Malmesbury One of the oldest boroughs in the country features in this book taken from two volumes of the Victoria History of Wiltshire published in 1956 and 1991, bringing together the Abbey and the Hospitals with the parishes of Malmesbury and Westport. Includes a new article on the Bird's Eye View of Malmesbury (1646) in the Civil War, which appears in colour on the cover. These definitive accounts of parish histories compiled from all known sources are taken from the largest county history in the country. Ideal for the general reader or the academic they are also most useful to family historians whose ancestors lived in the parish. The reprints are attractively produced at a fraction of the cost of the hardback volume containing several parishes. 230 pages, paperback

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The illustrated research report for a project involving Bath, Bradford on Avon and Shaftesbury. Describes the events and daily life of people in three south western counties at the end of the first millennium.

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Gives a vivid insight into the developments that have taken place in the recent past. Fully illustrated with both early and modern prints and photographs. Hardback, 176 pages, 259 x 194 mm

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A vivid picture is drawn of the public life of a burgess and Mayor of Devizes before the Great Reform Act. The commercial and municipal progress of this capable and respected tradesman emerges from his own record, complemented by extracts from the borough records. Covers the period 1753-1810; by Pamela Colman.

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A facsimile reprint of an important work of 1890 that traced the history of the Baptist church from 1655 in the Southwick and North Bradley area. Apart from the church at Southwick this book contains the histories of 20 other churches in western Wiltshire and eastern Somerset plus 3 preaching stations. 232 pages, paperback

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Illustrated history of Wiltshire County Council. 32 pages, paperback

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Contains the winning entries from a countywide competition to showed Wiltshire life around the year 2000; the book is full of the stories of ordinary people. Published by Ex Libris Press in co-operation with Wiltshire Libraries and Heritage.

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A set of eight different cards with facsimiles of illustrations from Victorian children's magazines.