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The Church of St Michael, Bray
1952 booklet with thin card covers. Several ills inc 2 photos. £2.00
post-free within UK
The Parish Church of St Peter, Caversham
4pp pamphlet, 1970. In home-made card covers. £1.00 post-free
within UK
[Crowthorne] The Crow on the Thorn
Martin Prescott, nd but 1970s. Card covers, 347pp. Bottom corner of 1 leaf
creased, occasional pencil marginalia, covers slightly dogeared, but a G clean copy. (ref
7422) £6.00
[Crowthorne] The Crow on the Thorn
Martin Prescott, nd but 1970s. Card covers, 347pp. A previous owner has
thoughtfully provided a plastic cover but the sellotape has yellowed and marked the front
& rear eps. The title page bears a written inscription about the death of the author
in 1992. G. (ref 7952) £5.00
The Manor of Kingston Bagpuize in the Royal County of Berkshire
Capt A Henderson-Livesey, nd but c1930? Large 4to in ragged card covers, 28pp,
location map, 15 photos + other ills. A quite dilapidated copy, most pp near detached,
but copies in any condition are scarce. (ref 350/48) £8.50
Methodism in Maidenhead 1829-1979
Peter Hardiment, 1979. Tall 8vo, 112pp inc index, 30 ills. The history of the
Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists and of their churches. F in VG d/w. (ref 8127) £8.50
2 Further Copies
Both F in VG but sunned d/ws. (refs 8128-8129) each £8.00
A History of Maidenhead
J W Walker, 1909. 238pp, index is in the prelims, 7 plates. Some
embrowning of eps o/w a generally VG copy of this uncommon edition. (ref 7686)
£60.00
Kelly's Directory of Newbury &
Neighbourhood, 1970
Limp covers, last 30-40 leaves very dogeared, 1st 80pp missing.
Covers Newbury, Enborne, Greenham, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen and Thatcham. (ref 350/32) £1.00
Newbury Charities and Gifts
V RF M Garlick, 1972. Card covers, 98pp inc index, several ills. Spine worn,
G. Ex-Newbury Record Office. (ref 350/45) £3.50 post-free within UK
A History of the Municipal Church of St
Lawrence, Reading
Rev Charles Kerry, 1883. 256pp inc index, 16 full-page ills. Includes a 40pp
list of all monuments in the church. Scattered spotting here & there (particularly the
final leaf) but on the whole the contents are very clean. Spine worn & split at top
but still a better copy than many, VG. (ref 1570) £25.00
Another copy
Nice tight clean copy both inside and out, easily VG. (ref 2536) £30.00
The Hearth Tax for Reading and Caversham
1662-3
Transcribed by Edgar Powell, 1913. Tall 8vo booklet, grey card covers, just
17pp inc index. Covers detached, worn & rather brittle. Ex-Berkshire Record Office,
their stamp at foot of title-page. Scarce. (ref 350/46) £6.00 post-free
within UK
The Story of the Royal Berkshire Hospital
1837-1937
Ernest W Dormer, 1937. 187pp inc index, coloured frontis. Soft card covers
rather worn & grubby. (ref 4843) £4.00
[Reading] Set of Postcards
A baker's dozen, comprising of a set of 12 plus an odd duplicate, undated but
probably 1920s, coloured views of churches and other famous views painted during the
period 1793-1823. Nice clean condition. £6.50 post-free within UK
Snare's Reading Directory, 1842-3 Pt 2 - The
Post Office Key to the Country Round Reading
Small 8vo, xii followed by pp153-305 followed by 50pp directory advertiser.
Worn copy, backstrip renewed, even so the edges are splitting, crudely re-sewn (some
leaves are detached), new eps, extensively foxed, edges of some leaves have become so
brittle they have fallen away. Ex-Berkshire Record Office, their ink stamp on title-page.
(ref 7817) £33.00
[Reading] Shop Receipt
A small receipt, 1895, of London Street 'Family & general Drapers, Silk
Mercers, Hosiers &c' Long, Sons & Everard. (ref 3662) £2.50
post-free within UK
[Reading document] Sale Particulars for
The George Hotel
Printed particulars for the 1891 sale of The George held on the premises.
In those days horses were important - there was stabling for 50 horses but only 24
bedrooms. The sale was held on behalf of the proprietress Mrs Pontin who was
retiring from business after owning The George for 37 years. An accompanying site
plan is unfortunately long gone. There are tears along old folds and a section
(thankfully blank) of one of the pages is torn off, but you'd probably have to wait quite
a while to find another copy - in any condition. Priced to take account of the
missing plan. (ref 3646) £10.00 post-free within UK
[Remenham document] Schedule of Lands
A schedule drawn up in 1881 of lands owned by Stephen Frewen Esq and occupied
by Charles Headington Esq amounting to 178 acres, all of it in the parish of Remenham.
The schedule is particularly useful to the local historian in that it breaks
the 178 acres into its various blocks, many of them clearly names of fields.
Manuscript on single parchment sheet [approx 20"x16"], nice and clean though
multifolded. (ref 60/20) £15.00 post-free Not
for export
[Remenham document] Schedule of Lands
A schedule drawn up in 1881 of lands owned by Stephen Frewen Esq and occupied
by Charles Headington amounting to 178 acres, all of it in the parish of Remenham.
The schedule is particularly useful to the local historian in that it breaks the 178
acres into its various blocks, many of them clearly names of fields. Manuscript on
single parchment sheet [approx 20"x15"], multifolded. This particular
schedule was drawn up in connection with intended improvements to Aston Farm under the
Improvement of Land Act 1864, though it doesn't specify what those improvements were to
be. (ref 60/23) £15.00 post-free Not for
export
[Speen] 3 Deeds relating to Speen Hill
House
These 3 parchment deeds chart events between 1878 and 1924. (ref 11/7) £12.00
post-free Not for export
[Stratfield Mortimer] Commuters' Village
Ruth Crichton, 1964. 109pp inc index, 14 photo ills as plates, 4 others in
text. A survey of the life & problems of Stratfield Mortimer, the author having been a
resident for 17 years. VG (though inscribed) copy in worn and barely G d/w. (ref 4830) £7.50
[Streatley document] Lease of Streatley
Mill
This is the counterpart copy (ie the copy held by the lessor) of a 1921 lease
for 40 years of 'All that water corn mill called or known by the name of 'Streatley
Mill'.....together with the messuage or dwellinghouse adjoining the said mill.....' to the
Goring and Streatley Electric Light and Power Company Limited. The lease bears the
embossed company logo and the signatures of the company's directors and secretary.
Accompanying the document is a hand-drawn site plan on waxed linen. Streatley
Mill - owned by the Morrell brewing family - burned down in 1926. One of the clauses
in the lease required the company to insure the premises and equipment against fire, and
that any insurance payout should be used to rebuild or replace any losses.
Manuscript on paper, 7 sides each approx 9"x15". Nice piece of
local history. (ref 120/11) £25.00 post-free Not for export
Origin and Development of Sunninghill and
Ascot
C W Searle, 1937. 142pp, 17 plates as required. G. (ref
2931) £30.00 post-free within UK
Another Copy
Scattered spotting here & there, boards dustmarked & worn, all 17
plates present. (ref 2166) £20.00 post-free within UK
[Thatcham] Monkey Marsh Lock
Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, 1991. 4to booklet of 16pp in photo card
covers, 22 photos show the various stages of the restoration which the Trust carried out
between 1988 & 1990. Nothing remains of the original early 18th century pound-lock due
to enlargement in the later 18th century to accommodate much larger barges. The
restoration revealed several subsequent alterations, and the photos provide a unique
insight into development followed by decay followed by this restoration after 40 years of
disuse. Several copies available, all F. (ref 350/34) each £3.50
post-free within UK
History of Uffington Part 1 - Ecclesiastical
History
John E Little, 1979. A5 booklet, 48 roneo'd pp. G. (ref 350/11) £4.00
post-free within UK
Waltham St Lawrence - Parish Celebrations of
Royal Occasions
M E Railton, 1978. Square 8vo in white card covers, 27pp, 45 ills, including
photos & extracts from newspapers. Final leaf sellotaped on o/w VG. (ref 350/35)
£4.50 post-free within UK
[West Hendred documents] Matched Pair of
Final Concords
This is a matched pair of final concords recording a 1762 land transaction
between John Coby and John & Sophia Sexton. Manuscript on parchment, both parts
measure approx 21"x8". As each party would normally have retained a copy,
it is unusual to have the opportunity to marry the two indentures together again.
(ref 7084) £10.00 post-free Not for export
Kelly's Windsor Directory, 1956
322pp, usual printed card covers. Covers dogeared & with one or two
missing corners. G. (ref 2545) £12.00
A Guide to Books about Windsor Castle and
Borough
M F Bond, nd but c1944. A5 in printed paper covers enclosing 12pp which
detail 54 books or articles. Cover stained o/w G. (ref 170/48) £4.00
post-free within UK
[Winkfield document] Board of
Agriculture Schedule of Heathfield House & Grounds
Drawn up in 1893, this schedule shows Heathfield House and the 34 acres of
grounds (not in any detail, unfortunately) as being owned by Harry Farquhar de Paravicini
and occupied by William Hale Willats. Manuscript on single parchment sheet, very
clean, approx 20"x15", multifolded. (ref 60/12) £15.00
post-free Not for export
[Wytham document] Scheduling of Wytham Abbey
under the Board of Agriculture Act etc
A schedule drawn up by the Board of Agriculture in 1897 of the Earl of
Abingdon's 14 acre Wytham Abbey estate. Manuscript on parchment sheet [approx
17"x11"], nice and clean though multifolded. (ref 60/22) £10.00
post-free Not for export
A Guide to the Magistracy and Lieutenancy of Berks...
John Lamplow Roberts, 1855. 64pp in blind-stamped purple cloth boards, gilt
lettering on a somewhat faded spine. The title-page continues 'The Acreage and Population
of the County, The Petty Sessional Divisions, The Times and Places of Holding, and The
Order of Proceeding at the Quarter Sessions, to which is added An Account of The
Lords-Lieutenant, The Militia, and Yeomany of the County: and also Lists of the High
Sheriffs and of the Members Returned to Parliament for the County and the Several Boroughs
within the County during the Past Century'. Contains very interesting details, the
populations being broken down into individual parishes, each Division broken down into
Hundreds, then into Parishes. VG. (ref 350/65) £35.00
Medieval Domestic Architecture in Berkshire pt
1
E T Long, reprinted from Berks Arch Journal, 1940. Grey card covers, pp39-48
inc 2 ground-plans & 1 photo (of Sutton Courtenay Norman Hall). This 1st part consists
of the Introduction and 12th Century. G. (ref 170/16) £2.50 post-free
within UK
Medieval Domestic Architecture in Berkshire
E T Long, reprinted from Berks Arch Journal, 1941. Grey card covers, pp28-36,
4 photos. This part covers the 15th Century. G. (ref 170/15) £2.50
post-free within UK
County of Berks -
Endowed Charities - Index to Reports of the Commissioners 1912
Foolscap, 44pp. An alphabetical index of the names and places mentioned in the
Reports on Endowed Charities 1905-1910. VG. (ref 350/61) £8.50