Edward Cooke Histories
This is a series of short booklets about aspects of North Bucks history. Each booklet is between 36 and 72 pages.
The Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer that covers everything, and it is the one that most people know off by heart – but then that’s the weakness with oft-repeated phrases, that we can say them on autopilot, without thinking about the words. We can know them so well, that we don’t know them at all. […]
Look at Olney
A stunning collection of photographs by Alicja Lorenc-Withers taken around the Olney nd the surrounding villages of Weston Underwood, Lavendon, Clifton Reynes and Emberton. 200 pages of images with some text by Bryan Dunleavy. The book is available now, online or from local outlets. Buy now
Look at Stony Stratford
A stunning collection of photographs by Alicja Lorenc-Withers taken around the town. 200 pages of images with some text by Bryan Dunleavy. The book is available now, online or from local outlets.
Before Milton Keynes III
The series continues with this third volume, which collects John Taylor’s regular articles for the Milton Keynes Citizen. This collection covers a good deal of the history of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and includes articles about villages in the wider Milton Keynes area. Before Milton Keynes I and Before Milton Keynes II are already in […]
Stantonbury and New Bradwell
The sixth volume in the series covers the ancient village of Stantonbury, which until the 19th century was barely populated. In the 1850 the railway company developed a new town to accommodate railway workers. This are and in the 20th century the new town adopted the name of New Bradwell. The new community was not […]
Look at Wolverton
Look at Wolverton is a sumptuous book of 200 pages of photographs about Wolverton and its surrounding countryside. The photographer, Alicja Lorenc-Withers lives in Wolverton and she has collaborated with historian Bryan Dunleavy, who provides the text in this book. The book is available from all bookstores and online. ISBN: 978-1-909054-98-1 Buy now
Four Earls and a Playwright
Sir Thomas Wriothesley worked as a court official during the reign of Henry VIII, eventually rising to the office of Lord Chancellor. In the 1530s and 1540s he amassed a large property portfolio and was created Earl of Southampton by Henry VIII in 1547. The earldom lasted four generations until the fourth earl died in […]
Home Fires
In 1914 North Bucks was mainly rural with one large town at Wolverton and smaller towns in Olney, Newport Pagnell and Bletchley. The villages played their part in the war effort and in some cases made sacrifices out of propor-tion to their tiny population. This carefully researched book, drawing on contemporary sources, tells their story.
Picking Up the Crumbs
The seventh novel in this series returns the former police inspector, Joyce MacNamara, to the Dorset village of Yembury, where she made her reputation many years before by solving a series of murders.As before, this seemingly tranquil rural haven is not immune to further crime – and murder.