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Irene Bass, Lydd, Kent
Postcard photo of Irene in school uniform, aged about 12/14.  Date unknown, but perhaps 1920s/30s?  There can't have been too many Irene Bass's in Lydd, she may well be alive today.  (ref 0000)  *£9.00

Some Account of the Child Family 1550-1861
Kenneth Child, 1973.  A5 booklet in blue card covers, 52pp, 15 ills, double-page pedigree commences with William Child's marriage to Elizabeth Warren in 1576.   A Sussex family with Kentish roots.  Some damage to front cover.  (ref 5383)  *£4.50

Genealogical Notes of the Descent of the Family of James of Austin Friars
E Renouard James, 1898. 100pp, (5 folding pedigrees [James, Renouard [2], Ott, Gardner). Mainly London, but the family also has strong links with Essex and Kent. A rather tender copy, the outer hinge of the front board broken & the board is loose, both boards and spine are very worn & grubby. A decent copy fetches around £50, this copy (ref 8113) priced for condition at £20.00

Ashford in Old Picture Postcards
Richard Filmer, 1987. Oblong 8vo, unpaginated but 76 well-captioned photos. A bit worn on corners/edges. (ref 7321) £4.50

A Short Description of the Church of Saint Peter in Aylesford
Rev R W Walls, undated 3rd ed. Typical church pamphlet, green printed card covers enclosing 8pp of text. Small stain on front cover. (ref 0000) *£0.50

[Brenchley]  Deed of Exchange of Lands next to The Bull Inn, 1898
This deed concerns a few slivers of land, but the large folding site plan shows the outlines of The Bull, the yard, the stables, the coach-house, the shop next door and the changing buildings in between.  Manuscript on parchment, signed by all parties concerned.  (ref 23/18)  *£12.00   Not for export

Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury vol 4, 1584-1604
Index Library, British Record Society vol 25, 1901.  Large thick 8vo, 568pp inc indexes.  Cracked inside in a couple of places, occasional small ink references in margins (on average perhaps one per page), corners a bit bumped, but considering the age and weight and compared to most other copies VG.  (ref 1242)   £60.00

[Charlton] Important Group of Property Deeds
The collection relates to an area on the North side of Woolwich Road once known as Simmonds Marsh. It relates specifically to the area from today's West Moor Street to Hardens Manor Way. It chronicles events from 1845 through to 1910 when the LCC had begun to acquire it for a road widening scheme. This part of the former Greenwich-Woolwich turnpike road was very much the concern of the Roupell family. The collection is important in that it documents the acquisition of land for a Wesleyan Methodist chapel (built 1847/8) on the corner of the former Ardens Manorway, and the Victoria, a public house on the corner of the former East Street (East Street is shown on a plan accompanying an 1847 deed as 'intended new street'). The collection also charts property name changes such as Star Terrace and Albert Place which were both subsumed into Woolwich Road. At some point the chapel came under the auspices of the Salvation Army. Undoubtedly some of the documents would have borne General Booth's signature - sadly these have been removed so the collection is not quite complete. However it remains a valuable local history consisting of 30 parchment deeds plus a dozen or so on paper. The collection £140.00   Not for export

[Charlton] Group of Property Deeds
The collection relates to 8 houses in the former West Street, now West Moor Street. It chronicles events from 1852, when the houses were clearly brand new, to 1925. For the whole of that time they were owned by the Roupell family though leased out to a succession of non-residents. The group of houses started life as no's 41-48 but were re-numbered 56-70 (even). There are gaps in the collection, though it is latter part that is most incomplete - probably due to many more hands becoming involved. 18 deeds altogether, of which 14 are on parchment. £75.00  Not for export

Charlton Parish Register 1653-1753
Printed transcript, nd but 1960s/1970s.  Approaches A4 size, green paper covers, 81 single-sided pp followed by indexes of names & places.  Front cover   has old creases and is worn, contents are nice and clean but several leaves are dogeared.  G.  (ref 2959)  £14.00  NB this is the Charlton near Greenwich.

[Chislet]  Draft Copy of Conveyance of Land near Upstreet Congregational Chapel
This little plot of land next to the chapel was bought (for £5) by the chapel trustees.  Scrappy manuscript on several paper sheets.  (ref 12/14)   *£5.00  Not for export

Davington Church and Priory
George G Culmer, 1933. 20pp, 6 photo ills. Slightly dogeared. Thin buff card covers. *£1.00

[Deal]  Mortgage of Hotel and Shop
This 1935 document concerns 143 & 143c High Street, owned & occupied by the Deal Constitutional Club.  Parchment, 4pp.  (ref 21/57)  *£5.00

[Deptford] Lease of The Crown and Sceptre Public House, Friendly Street
This 1889 lease was to licenced victualler Frederick James Fryer. The deed includes a hand-coloured site plan showing the pub on the corner of Friendly Street and an 'intended new street'. Parchment. (ref 1/219) *£10.00  Not for export

[Deptford]  Lease of No's 5 and 7 Arklow Road
This 1881 lease to local grocer Thomas Carroll is for 81 years.  Being the lessee there was no need for him to sign the deed.  Manuscript insertions on printed parchment deed, size approx 28"x22", bears a hand-drawn plan of the properties.  (ref 5142)  £10.00 post-free  Not for export

[Dover] Abstracts of Title to Properties in Queens Gardens
Several abstracts are available jointly tracing the history of the general area. One abstract contains brief details of property deals going back to 1710, though the area seems not to have been sustantially built upon until about 1785. Later abstracts are specifically of no's 12 and 27. There is a great deal of local history material to be gleaned from this little collection. (ref 226/231) *£30.00  Not for export

Erith Through the Ages
Robert Henry Robinson, 1931. Small 8vo, 82pp, 6 plate-ills as required. The bulk of the book is concerned with the period from the Stone Age to 1066.  Ex-lib copy with labels and stamps, spine sunned but G. (ref 8072)  £6.00

The Parish of Erith in Ancient and Modern Times
John Harris, 1885.  85pp, 20 plates. Just 105 copies were subscribed for.  Cracked inside in several places but considering the age of the book and that is ex-ref lib (with labels/stamps), not a bad copy of this uncommon title.  G.   (ref 8058)  £45.00

Farnborough Manor in the 17th and 18th Centuries
M F Bond, nd but late 1940s rep from Archaeologia Cantiana vol 59 (1944). Pp7-18 in grey card covers. The events used to illustrate manorial life in these dozen pages provide a flavour of the rich detail contained in court rolls. 3 copies (refs 350/18-20) available, each VG. *£4.50 each

Stories of Faversham
C Leslie W Smith, 1977 rep.  521pp, several photos & other ills,coloured map eps.  60 chapters chroncling Facversham through the ages, with such headings as '1066 and All That', 'Faversham and the Cinque Ports', 'Day in April 1500', 1544 and All That', 'Georgian Elegance', Traveller's Tale of 1906' etc.  VG clean copy inG d/w (of which the spine has faded to white).  (ref 1723)  £16.00

About Faversham No 3 - The Inns & Taverns of Faversham
Francis Bywater, 1968 2nd ed.  4to in thick paper covers, 36 roneo'd pp, the whole lot stapled together with no spine.  (ref 0000)  *£3.50

About Faversham No 5 - A 1000 Years of Faversham's History
Herbert Dane, 1968.  4to in thick paper covers, 62 roneo'd pp inc index, the whole lot stapled together with no spine.  Author was born in Faversham from an old Faversham family.  Facts, stories and anecdotes culled from a variety of sources including local history books and newspapers.  (ref 0000)  *£4.00

The History of Faversham
Edward Jacob, 1974 facsimile rep of the original 1774 ed.  69+19+222pp followed by index, double-page map, other ills inc several full-page.  One of the earliest town histories published, this remains one of the standard books on Faversham.   A VG clean copy in a G but very faded (esp the spine) d/w.  (ref 3666)  £20.00

Charles Dickens in Folkestone
C H Bishop, 1970 A5 booklet of 16pp with 4 plates. An account of the novelist's visits and of his writings about the town. Top corner bumped, some spotting of card covers. (ref P219/111) *£2.50

Folkestone - A Pictorial History
Charles Whitney, 1986.  4to, unpaginated but 179 captioned ills, mostly photos.  Includes Sandgate, Cheriton and Foord.  Apart  from a mark on the fep this is a new copy, currently in print at £13.99.  This copy (ref 625/241)   £7.00

The Book of Gillingham
Norman Tomlinson, 1979.  Large 4to140pp inc index & list of subscribers, profusely ill's with photos etc.  The town's eventful past from prehistory to the present day.  VG in G though price-clipped d/w.  (ref 210/32)   £18.50

[Gravesend] Property deeds concerning 'Summerbank', Windmill Street
These 4 deeds chart the progress of a plot of land (once part of Gravesend Farm) from 1876 to 1916. A 5th deed (missing) of 1886 may have helped pinpoint when the former West Hill Road was re-named Windmill Street, and also when Summerbank was built. All 4 on parchment. (ref 11/6) *£20.00   Not for export

[Gravesend]  Property Deeds for Houses in Wrotham Road
A broken sequence of 8 parchment property deeds from the period 1845-1904.   Originally numbered 65-69 Wrotham Road, they were re-numbered 123-127 and at the time of the latter document appear to have been going through a second re-numbering to 30-38 even.  Names most frequently occurring are Bundey, Price, Short, Lees, Missing.   The group (ref 45/4)  *£38.00  Not for export

A History of Greenwich
Beryl Platts, 1973. 231pp inc index, 15 ills. Greenwich's first comprehensive history. Good bibliography for those who wish to study further. VG in G d/w, plastic wrapper - however at one time the d/w was held in place by sellotape which has left those characteristic marks on both pastedowns and both boards. (ref 2680) £9.00

Notes on Hythe Parish Church and on the Bones in the Crypt
Rev H D Dale & F G Parsons, 1905 3rd. 23+32pp booklet, paper covers, single photo-ill, amateur (unfinished?) pen drawing on blank page. Base of paper spine torn o/w a decent copy. (ref L78/48) *£6.00

[Keston document]  Sale Particualars of Keston Lodge
Printed particulars for the 1848 sale of Keston Lodge and an acre plot of building land at Bromley Common.  Keston Lodge is described a Gentleman's residence most delightfully situated in miniature park-like grounds extending over about six acres of meadow land.  Unusually for sale particulars as early as this comes a hand-coloured site plan showing the estate where the Westerham-Bromley road crosses the Hayes-Farnborough road, and across the road from the Keston Cross public house.  The plan is slightly over-sized compared with the sale particulars which are approx 15"x10" and the margin rather worn, but since the plan is loosely inserted both it and the particulars would be highly suitable for framing.  As far as we can make out from our modern A-Z the entire estate is now built upon - difficult to be precise, and it really needs someone familiar with the area.   (ref 3878)  *£25.00

[Ladywell] Counterpart Copy of Lease of The Freemasons Railway Tavern
Being the counterpart copy, this 1907 lease is signed by the lessor, beer retailer Edward Edwin Cooper (who was iving in Brighton at the time). The lease bears a nice hand-coloured site plan showing the tavern to be on the corner of Prospect Place and Ladywell Road. Parchment. (ref 1/217) *£10.00  Not for export

[Lee] Abstract of Title to 37 Manor Park
This 1898 abstract provides brief details of the various land transactions etc going back 30 years. Built by Philip East [died 1876], this leasehold property remained in the family until 1891. Paper, manuscript on 10 double-foolscap sheets. *£6.00   Not for export

Memories of Maidstone
Maidstone Antiquarian Society, 1987. A5 format in photo card covers, 76pp, 8 mostly photo ills. Shops, Local Industry, Institutions, Transport, Schools, Sport & Leisure. VG. 2 copies available (refs 8162/8163) each *£4.50

[Plumstead]  3 Documents concerning House in Vicarage Park
Each of these 3 property documents for no 1, Vicarage Park involves James Baxter.  One of them bears a hand-coloured plan.  All 3 are in manuscript on parchment.  (ref 524/11)  *£12.50  Not for export

[Ramsgate] Abstracts of Title
Several are available, briefly as follows:
4 Chapel Place, 1854 abstract spanning 65 years, 39 sheets. (ref 226/225) *£18.00   Not for export
5-10 Harders Road, 1909 abstract spanning 34 years, 8 sheets. (ref 226/222) *£8.00   Not for export
43 West Cliff Rd, 1877/1887 abs spanning 71 years, 5+7 sheets. (226/217&221) *£15.00    Not for export
SE Side, George Place, 1840 abstract spanning 67 years, 18 sheets. (ref 226/219) *£15.00    Not for export
George Place, 1842 abstract spanning 69 years, 21 sheets. (ref 226/215) *£15.00    Not for export
Border of Ramsgate/St Lawrence, 1867 abs spanning 68 yrs, 23 sheets. (ref 226/226) *£18.00   Not for export

We've dozens of inexpensive draft copies of Victorian documents for the Ramsgate area - email a list of surnames & we'll check if there's anything for you.   Not for export

Cathedral Church of Rochester
Nd 5pp pamphlet which originally cost 1d. Rusty staples, paper covers marked. *£0.50

The Story of Rochester Cathedral
5th ed, undated (text mentions "as these words are being written (1938)" but probably 1943). 24pp booklet, white card covers with two-tone blue illustration on front. 9 photo ills, VG. *£1.00

The Story of Rochester Cathedral
10th ed, nd 1940s. 24pp booklet, blue card covers, 9 photographic ills. *£1.00

The Registers of the Cathedral Church of Rochester 1657-1837
Thomas Shindler, 1892.  Small folio size, 103pp inc index.  The title continues 'with lists of the Prebendaries, Head Masters of the Grammar School, Minor Canons, and organists, and such of the inscriptions in the Cathedral and Churchyard as are not included in Thorpe's Registrum Roffense'.  One of only 100 copies printed, this one in original plain paper boards, paper label on spine, spine sunned, backstrip beginning to split at top & tail though both boards firm, contents nice and clean.   (ref 2967)  £60.00

[St Lawrence] Abstract of Title to part of the Granville Estate
This 1891 abstract contains details of deeds etc going back to 1829 when Augusta Emma D'Este acquired this property (which according to 3 accompanying plans on orange tracing paper was on the Thanet Road South, next to the Coastguard Station). She married Sir Thomas Wilde in approx 1845 (they subsequently became Lord & Lady Truro). He died in 1855 and she died in 1866. The property passed through several hands during which time a number of houses seem to have been built on it. Interesting piece of local history on 13 large paper sheets, all watermarked 1891. (ref 226/218) *£8.00    Not for export

[St Peter in Thanet] Abstract of Title to Cottages etc near Westwood
This 1899 abstract provides details of owners/occupiers going back to 1850, and the various transactions between them. Principal parties in rough chronological order: Dilnot, Stride, Greenway, Laslett. In 1850 the properties are described as 'at or near a certain place called Wedwood otherwise Westwood'. Rather depressing typescript on 14 large paper sheets. (ref 226/220) *£10.00   Not for export

[St Peter in Thanet] Plan of Building Land
An undated but approx 1870/1880 plan of the Livingstone Road area with Baird Hill Road at the top and 'road to lime kiln' at the bottom. This approx 20"x23" plan is on orange tracing paper and is scaled at 32 feet to the inch. It was evidently drawn up to be used in conjunction with a sale of a number of vacant plots of land. Occupied buildings/plots are shown together with names of occupants/owners - most likely owners. Multifolded, G for age. (ref 226/230) *£8.00   Not for export

Historic Haven - The Story of Sandwich
Dorothy Gardiner, 1954.  368pp inc index, 11 photo-ills.  Ex-lib copy with stamps, small label at foot of spine but still a G copy of this, one of the standard works on the town - especially on the decline of the ancient port.  (ref 4818)  £15.00

The Pleasant Town of Sevenoaks
Sir John Dunlop, 1965 2nd imp of 1st ed.  238pp inc index, 12 plates, 14 other ills, 8 maps, very useful 3pp bibliography.  Bottom corner of fep and 1st few leaves slightly rippled & lightly waterstained o/w a G strong copy with somewhat faded spine in dilapidated d/w - best to assume there isn't one.  (ref 1618)  £14.00

Tonbridge - A Pictorial History
Ivan Green, 1990.  4to, unpaginated but 175 captioned ills, mostly photos.  The book is still in print at £13.99, this almost new copy (there's a tiny bit of damage to the top corner of the back board) (ref 625/48)  £7.00

[Westgate on Sea]  Copy of Draft Lease of Station Hotel
This was to be a 15 year lease from 1903.  The property stood at the corner of St Mildred's Road and Cuthbert Road as the little plan on tracing paper will show.  Interesting list of fixtures and fittings on 6 of the 20 leaves.  (ref 12/22)  *£6.00  Not for export

[Wingham] Petition to the Lords of the Treasury
This is a contemporary copy of an 1830 petition by trustees for the sale of property at Wingham, formerly of the late Rev Thomas Hey of Wickham Breux, in an effort to legalise the effects of a William Jumper who was involved in a 1777 lease and who left no traceable living relatives. Manuscript on 4 large paper sheets, 1827 watermarks. A bit dogeared, rather grubby on the outside (as folded), otherwise in decent condition. (ref 754/258) *£6.00   Not for export

Early Presentations to Kentish Benefices
Rev T S Frampton, 1892, an extract from Archaeologia Cantiana. Just 7pp of text, paper covers, giving details of incumbents presented during the reigns of John and Henry III. (ref 0000) *£1.00

Oasthouses in Sussex and Kent - Their History and Development
Gwen Jones and John Bell, 1992.  A5 booklet in blue pictorial card covers enclosing72pp, many ills inc 31 photos.  VG copy of a title we understand is still in print at £6.95, this copy (ref 625/210)  *£4.00

The Cinque Ports and Romney Marsh
Margaret Brentnall, 1980 'new enlarged' 2nd ed.  Large 8vo, 286pp inc index, 98 ills.  F copy in G d/w.  (ref 2647)  £11.00