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Joseph Ashby’s Victorian Warwickshire, a fascinating book based on articles by this famous trade unionist with the addition of 30 old photos of rural life in Warwickshire; price £9.95. All profits go to the County Record Office.
Victorian Village Life: a Warwickshire Schoolmaster’s Record, a vivid account of 19th century life; this illustrated booklet is based on the school logbooks of Stretton on Dunsmore - a typical agricultural village; price £3.50.
A complete electronic transcript of the Stretton School Logbooks 1862-1906, this CD is fully indexed by surname and searchable by word or phrase. Useful to researchers: for example you could quickly find all references to measles, Friendly Societies or Methodism; price £9.
Brandon Silk Mill: Ghosts of the 11th green, an illustrated booklet about the history of a water mill, focusing on the 19th Century silk industry and child labour; price £3.
Warwick County Asylum, an illustrated booklet about this very early reformatory that operated in Warwickshire from 1818-56. The reformatory is discussed in the context of 19th century juvenile crime and punishment. An index with details of identifiable inmates is included; price £3.
Joseph Elkington: Warwickshire’s land drainage pioneer, illustrated booklet by myself and others about this 18th century pioneer of agricultural drainage whose chance discovery led on to national fame and fortune; price £3.50
Prices above include free UK postage (please enquire for details of postage abroad). Please make cheques out to ‘Stretton History Society’ and send to Anne Langley, 12 Squires Road, Stretton on Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9HF, telephone 024 7654 2703