The following publications are available by post from the Society.
Please add postage & packing :- UK delivery – £1.50 for a single item, £2.50 for two or more.
Please send your order to:-
The Secretary
N&DLHS
15 Goss Close
Nailsea
Bristol
BS48 2XB
Cheques should be made payable to :- Nailsea & District Local History Society.
THE NAILSEA GLASSWORKS
by Margaret Thomas
The remarkable story of the rise and decline of this world famous Glassworks which operated from 1788 until 1873. Its partnerships, employees, manufacturing techniques, social life and buildings are all described in this popular book.
A5 paperback, 55 pages, £3.50
THE NAILSEA COALMINES
by Margaret Thomas
During the period c 1500 – 1890, some 27 pits operated in this outlying area of the Bristol & Somerset coalfield. This comprehensive account of mining the geologically complex and narrow seams includes details of the major concerns, including Middle Engine Pit, a scheduled monument.
A5 paperback, 52 pages, £3.50
NAILSEA – A SHORT HISTORY
by Margaret Thomas
A very readable introduction to the history of Nailsea from the Stone Age to the present commuter town.
A5 paperback, 56 pages, £3.50
NAILSEA – A HANDBOOK OF DATES AND EVENTS
by Peter Wright
Hundreds of dates – by year in chronological order – extracted from the large number of publications about Nailsea and the surrounding villages of Backwell, Wraxall and Tickenham. An Invaluable quick reference for local historians.
A5 spiral bound, 66 pages, £4.00
NAILSEA TODAY AND YESTERDAY
by Dr. Margaret Thomas and David Cains
Nineteen locations are described with ‘now’ and ‘then’ photographs. An excellent gift for a friend or relative living within or outside the area.
A5 paperback, 56 pages, £5.00
NAILSEA – THE VILLAGE I KNEW
by Jack Hart
This is an edited compilation of two books written by the one time licensee of the Queen’s Head. Copiously illustrated with photographs from the Society archives, Jack recalls work and leisure in Nailsea between 1900 and the start of World War 2.
A5 paperback, perfect bound, 65 pages, £7.00
MEMORIES – Backwell, Nailsea, Tickenham and Wraxall
in World War Two – Evacuees, Starfish and things that go
bump in the night
by Peter Wright
On 2nd September 1939 evacuees from both east and west London arrived. The next day the Rector of Chelvey announced to his congregation “We are at war”. This book contains the result of25 years of research and provides memories of over one hundred individuals of the trials and tribulations of life in wartime.
A5 paperback, perfect bound, 300 pages, £10.00
VILLAGES AT WAR
edited by Peter Wright
Covering the villages of Nailsea, Backwell, Tickenham and Wraxall, the story is told in the words of those who lived there during World War 2.
21 x 20 cms, paperback, £3.50
PEACE FOR OUR TIME
edited by Peter Wright
Further World War 2 memories of Nailsea, Backwell, Tickenham and Wraxall.
19 x 26 cms, paperback, 46 pages, £3.50
ROLL OF HONOUR – WORLD WAR TWO
compiled by Peter Wright
Covering the villages of Backwell, Brockley, Chelvey, Cleeve, Clapton-in-Gordano, Failand, Flax Bourton, Long Ashton, Nailsea, Portbury, Tickenham and Wraxall. Lists the various churches and memorials; the names recorded on the memorials; brief biographical data for each casualty and their final resting place.
A5 paperback, 48 pages, £3.00
NAILSEA AND THE GREAT WAR
compiled by Peter Wright
The village, its people and a memorial to the fallen – contains a description of life in Nailsea at that time based on the memories of Jack Hart; a list of residents; a list of those called to The Colours; and a list of The Fallen with brief biographical data.
A5 paperback, 48 pages, £3.00
NAILSEA COURT – THE STORY, PART 1 – 13th to 20th CENTURIES
edited by Peter Wright
A reprint with illustrations of “The Book of Nailsea Court” by Silvia Hope Evans, published in 1923.
21 x 27 cms, paperback, 61 pages, £7.50
NAILSEA COURT – THE STORY, PART 2 – 19th to 20th CENTURIES
edited by Peter Wright
“Despair & Repair”. Based on the Rev. Frederick Brown’s 1876 “History and Antiquities of Nailsea Court”, this book contains new articles and illustrations revealing the changes to the Court over two centuries and some information about the families who lived there.
21 x 27cms, paperback, 63 pages, £7.50
NAILSEA – HOLY TRINITY. ACCOUNTS OF CHURCHWARDENS 1714-1797 and VESTRY MINUTES 1762-1836
a study by H.S. & E.M. Copestake
Some interesting extracts and a list of the churchwardens for the first period, together with the income from the rates.
A5 paperback, 45 pages, £3.00