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Chesham at War
currently being researched by Lesley Perry

 

 

 

Proposed publication date 2012

215 x 297mm softback with spine

 

 

 

This book endeavours to commemorate Chesham's own lost heroes. Although it is not a military history, it does tell the human story behind those names on our town and church memorials and how the town was affected by the war and by their loss. If someone in your family is on a local memorial and you can help with information, please click the link right.

Add your name to the waiting list to express an interest

 

 

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The Fuller Family & Their Chesham Estates,
Germains & Hyde House
by Carol Clarke & Keith Fletcher £9.00

The Fuller family owned the Germains Estate and in 1832 acquired Hyde House to become one of the largest landowners in the area during the 19th century. This book outlines their involvement with Chesham and Hyde Heath.
Published 2010. 210 x 297mm 40pp softback.

The Metropolitan Line
London’s First Underground Railway
by Clive Foxell £16.99

The Metropolitan Railway was built over a century ago to ease traffic congestion. This book presents new research and illustrations on the subject,complementary to the author’s previous highly successful railway publications.
Published 2010. 148 x 210mm 160pp softback with spine.

The Ten Cinemas of Chesham
by Clive Foxell £3.95

A booklet outlining the development of cinema in Chesham and how the technology has moved from the first small, flickering, black and white pictures of the 1890s to the current wide screen, colour and sound shows.
Published 2010. 148 x 210mm 36pp softback.

The Life & Times of Thomas Harding,
Chesham’s Lollard Martyr
by Arnold Baines & Shirley Foxell £3.95

Thomas Harding was born around 1470. In 1532 he was accused of heresy at St Mary’s Church, found guilty and burnt at the stake, becoming the last of the Lollard Martyrs.
Published 2010. 148 x 210mm 44pp softback

More Tales of Old Chesham
by George Piggin £7.50

George Piggin lived in the town all his life and gained considerable knowledge of Chesham from parish records and by ‘just talking to members of old families of the town’.
Published 1995. 200 x 210mm 64pp softback with spine.

Chesham – A Pictorial History
by Julian Hunt £13.99

Chesham’s distinctive character is both fully explained and splendidly illuminated by a remarkable selection of old photographs which brings its past to life on the page.
Published 1997. 190 x 250mm 128pp hardback.

The Chesham Co-operators
by Keith Fletcher £7.50

A brief history of the co-operative movement in Chesham and the surrounding area, from its establishment in 1875, through its impressive growth and expansion locally, to its ultimate demise in 1983.
Published 2010. 215 x 297mm 40pp softback

Some Recollections of Chesham Between the Wars
by Graham Patterson £9.99

A personal account of Chesham’s changing society in the mid-20th century. The Patterson family were shop keepers and local politicians for many decades. Includes an author biography. Heavily illustrated.
Published 1999. 210 x 297mm 88pp softback.

VARIOUS TITLES BY CLIVE BIRCH
For example:

The Book of Chesham (inscribed),
quarter leather bound volume £50.00
Yesterday’s Town: Chesham, faux-leather bound,
marbled endpaper £25.00
The First 150 Years: Chesham Building Society
(inscribed by all staff) £20.00