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Dry Stone Walling
A 1999 reprint of the original 1957 treatise on dry-stone walling and stone dyke construction. Covers their prehistory and history (including the high walls of the ancient brochs of Shetland). Describes techniques of construction and regional variations, including some overseas examples.
Technology in the Landscape: A Gazetteer of Fountains and Cascades
A large unpublished project report created on behalf of The Fountain Society by the Centre for Conservation Studies at De Montfort University. Its first section deals with a history of garden fountains and cascades.
Records and Record Searching: A Guide to the Genealogist and Topographer
An early and comprehensive manual for those hoping to draw-up a family tree or compile a parish history by using – pipe rolls; land sales; legal proceedings; state papers; ecclesiastical records; parish registers; wills; manorial records; grants of privileges and tithes.
Ancient Church Chests and Chairs in the Home Counties Round Greater London: Being the Tour of an Antiquary With Pencil and Camera Through the Churches of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey
Many illustrations. Decorative end papers. Large hardback in red cloth. 130 pages. In very good clean condition with no inscriptions or library markings. Cat No A262ea
Illustrated Catalogue of Stocks in Great Britain: Volume 2 (with an Appendix on Jougs)
A gazetteer of stocks and whipping posts arranged alphabetically by place with a cross-index by county. Each example is described with notes on condition, age and map reference, and with an excellent drawing on the facing page.
Essex Local History: A Short Guide to Books and Manuscripts
Guide to sources and resources for documents to be researched as part of a local history study with particular reference to the county of Essex. 36 pages. 4 plates. Very good clean condition. Cat No 4127
The History and Natural History of Lugg Meadow
History of England's largest surviving Lammas hay meadow whose utility and management has changed little over many centuries.
Deserted Villages
Useful handbook on the appearance of deserted villages in the landscape, their distribution across English counties, and guidance for excavators. The reasons for depopulation are also discussed - disease, expansion of sheep-farming, and enclosure of parkland. Hardback.
Shropshire Place-Names: A Short Introduction
Provides an accessible introduction to the study of Shropshire's place-names and the ways in which they contribute to our understanding of the past. Place-names throw light on the county's past inhabitants, the language they spoke, and the ways in which they viewed, cared for and exploited
