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 […]
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 […]
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.
The Lost Streets of Wolverton
Almost 175 years ago Wolverton was the talk of the nation. Steam locomotive power was able to transport goods and passengers between London and Birmingham at hitherto unheard of speeds, and Wolverton was, of necessity, the stopping point for refreshment and vehicle maintenance. The London and Birmingham Railway, several years in the planning, opened in […]
Redbrick Revolution
The redbrick town, with neat terraces and streets laid on a grid pattern, was new to rural North Bucks in 1840. 100 years later the railway town of Wolverton, the satellite town of New Bradwell and the Wolverton End of Stony Stratford were largely com-plete. It was a revolution. This book, extensively illustrated by Faye […]
Urgent Copy
When war broke out in 1914 the Wolverton Express was the established local newspaper of choice in the Wolverton area, although the older Bucks Standard from Newport Pagnell still had a following. The printed word was paramount in getting out the local news every Friday. News from the battlefront, as it affected local people, could […]
The River Test
This book is a collection of paintings and sketches, together with commentary, by the artist as he explores the valley from its source near Ashe, to the estuary at Southampton Water.
Newport Pagnell during the First World War
Like every other community in the country the ancient market town of Newport Pagnell was affected by the Great War which began on August 4th 1914. Nobody could have anticipated the change it was to bring about in society and Newport Pagnell was a very different place 100 years ago. In this important book historian […]