A History of Nottinghamshire

A wonderful and very comprehensive history of the County of Nottinghamshire.    

Price:  £12.13

A History of the Parish of Gedling, Notts

A superb history of this Nottinghamshire parish; includes all of the marriages in the parish registers from 1558 to 1812 plus 1663 Hearth tax and 1525 Lay Subsidy records.    

Price:  £15.11

Annals of Newark (1879) and A Guide to Newark (1906)

Two books on 1 CD Annals of Newark (1879), a superb reference book covering Newark and its district from earliest times. Lots of names. A Guide to Newark (1906), a small book describing Newark as it was in 1906.    

Price:  £12.13

Annals of Nottinghamshire - 627-1849

Bailey's Annals of Nottinghamshire are in four volumes, (our copy has two volumes bound into each of two books) published in 1853, and with lots of old pictures, and engravings. Covering the history and people of Nottinghamshire from the year 627 to 1849. Totally fascinating for both historians and genealogists.    

Price:  £20.00

Bygone Nottinghamshire

A wonderful history of Nottinghamshire published in 1893. Only 750 were ever published, this volume is number 432, so this is a very rare book indeed.    

Price:  £12.13

Deering's History of Nottingham

The authoritative source on Nottingham history and people. Everyone with Nottingham ancestors should own a copy of this CD book!    

Price:  £12.13

History of the Parish & Priory of Lenton (Nottinghamshire)

A large book containing a very comprehensive history of the parish and of the priory. Contains lots of references to people and places in Nottingham.. A major historical work, well illustrated.    

Price:  £12.13

In and About Nottinghamshire

A very readable account of Nottinghamshire and its history, people, transport, farming and trades. Contains many early photographs and illustrations.    

Price:  £12.13

Mansfield 100 Years Ago

This book follows the steps of the Improvement Commission from 1823 to 1932 when the book was published. An excellent book, full of detailed background information, great for local and family historians.    

Price:  £12.13

Notes About Notts - 1874 Cornelius Brown

A wonderful collection of short articles relating to Nottinghamshire over the ages. People, places, events, anecdotes, old wive's tales, songs & rhymes, dialect, etc. Written by one of the county's leading historians, and published in 1874.    

Price:  £9.79

Nottingham - Its Castle - A History from 1066 (1876)

A superb history book about Nottingham Castle. Interestingly the profits from the sale of the *original* book were donated to a fund for the Museum.    

Price:  £9.79

Nottingham Council House - Opening 1929

A very rare book indeed, of which only two copies are known. Beautiful photographs of the interior and exterior of the new Council House.    

Price:  £9.79

Nottingham Date Book

The history of Nottingham from 850 to 1884. In particular, after about 1750, it is full of references to every-day happenings in the town and its people. New high quality scans of this extremely rare book have been re-issued in fully searchable PDF format for Acrobat Reader. In addition on the CD there are complete indexes for all names, places and subjects appearing in the book.    

Price:  £12.13

Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Notes & Queries. Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6

A superb collection of dozens of articles relating to the two counties. Fabulous reading. This series of books, starting in 1892, each contain a series of smaller publications relating to history and genealogy. Fully bookmarked and searchable.    

Price:  £17.02

Nottinghamshire Magna Britannia Antiqua & Nova 1738

Detailed description and history of Nottinghamshire, and the state of each settlement in 1738. This book was one of a series which covered the whole of Britain. Some county volumes were issued separately, and some combined with other counties, making up six volumes in all. If you have ancestors from Nottinghamshire, then this book is a "must" for your collection.    

Price:  £9.79

Old and New Nottingham, 1853.

A wonderful history book covering all aspects of life in old Nottingham. A great way to see how the town has grown and changed over the years. This book discusses Nottingham's history from its foundation to 1853, when the book was published. Unusually it contains not only the history of Nottingham's institutions, amenities and landmarks but also its social and cultural history, including chapters on Nottingham's poetry, old customs, recreations, social and sanitary state, music and musicians. Full of tales and rich in detail this book brings Old Nottingham to life. From the "Impostors and Eccentric Characters" chapter, "Jockey John died in St. Mary's workhouse in December 1797. This pauper had resided in the house a considerable time, and had always been regarded as a male and the father of a family, several illegitimate children having been sworn to him. On being laid out the body was discovered to be that of a woman. She had formerly been a groom in the service of Sir Harry Harper and figured on the turf under the cognomen of "Jockey John". "    

Price:  £12.13

Old Nottingham - Its Streets and People

Two volumes, published in 1902 and 1904. reproduced on one CD. Imagine you have lived in your town for 70 years, and decide to write an account of what the streets were like, the changes over that time, and the people who lived there, together with first hand anecdotes and stories... and you also did research on the history of every street in the town. This is what James Granger did in 1902 in Nottingham. 430 pages of tiny print (but enlarged so that you can view the pages on the computer comfortably). An absolute gem for historians and genealogists. Books kindly lent by Rob Loasby    

Price:  £12.13

Royal Charters of the Borough of Nottingham

Scanned in fine resolution and reproduced on CD, this book was originally published in 1884, and contains the text of the Royal Charters of the Borough of Nottingham from 1155 to 1712. The book has a transcript of the original Latin text plus a translation into English, and Archive CD Books' CD also contains a facsimile of the 1155 Charter, and has pictures of many of the Seals of the Borough and Mayor's Seals for the period up to 1880. The Royal Charters form the basis for the laws of the town, some of which are still applicable; and its rights, including those of holding markets and fairs, etc.    

Price:  £9.79

The Book of Nottingham 1926 and Lists of Nottingham Burgesses

The Book of Nottingham 1926 has many excellent photographs and descriptions of the history of Nottingham, its development, people and industries. Also Nottingham Burgess Enrolments. Particularly useful for genealogists, as it is one of the very few ways of finding out the occupation of people before the details shown in the 1841 census.    

Price:  £9.79

The History & Directory of the Town of Nottingham

"An alphabetical listing of the inhabitants, classification of the professions and trades, a complete register of electors, a brief description of its present state, population, trade, county and poor rates, institutions, public buildings, etc." This is a most unusual directory for this early period, in that it lists the residents, (rather than just the people with trades). It even includes the framework knitters. Furthermore it states whether they are freemen, freeholders, occupiers (of houses), or journeymen (people who have completed their apprenticeship), together with their addresses.    

Price:  £12.13

The History of Friar Lane Baptist Church Nottingham

An incredibly detailed history of this popular non-conformist church in Nottingham which includes a full transcript of the burial and baptismal registers from 1742 to 1837.    

Price:  £15.11

The History of Nottingham

This is one of the classic history books. The title page reads thus: History and Antiquities of Nottingham in which are exhibited the various institutions, manners, customs, arts and manufactures of the people; their social and domestic habits; civil and political conditions under every successive government, from their conquest by the Normans, Danes, Saxons, Romans and early British Independency, down to the present time.    

Price:  £9.79

The Old Town Wall of Nottingham

A fascinating book with an amazing amount of information about Nottingham's ancient wall which was commenced in 1267 and took nearly thirty years to complete. The wall had largely disappeared by the 1740's.    

Price:  £9.79

The Victoria History of the County of Nottingham, Volume I

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90453-7

Price:  £60.00

The Victoria History of the County of Nottingham, Volume II

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90454-4

Price:  £60.00