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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in Worcester Cathedral Library
Author:  R.M. Thomson
Published:  2001
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Worcester Cathedral Library contains 277 medieval manuscripts, the largest number of any English cathedral except Durham. Most of them belonged to the pre-Reformation Cathedral Priory and date between the eleventh and late fifteenth centuries. The collection has never been adequately catalogued before, and is consequently little known; much of the contents of the books, their physical features and history, is here described for the first time.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-859-91618-9

Price:  £95.00
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Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire 1822 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1822
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Three very rare directories on one CD Note that these directories include only the main towns and market towns, and not the villages in each county.    

Price:  £9.79





Littlebury's 1873 Directory and Gazetteer of The County of Worcester
Published:  1873
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A huge, 1046 page directory and gazetteer with a superb county map. Contains wonderful histories of each place as well as lists of private residents and commercial traders.    

Price:  £17.87





Maps - Vol. 7 - Staffordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An incredibly useful resource! Really high quality digitised maps that you can zoom in and in to see the finest detail.    

Price:  £9.79





Memorials of Old Worcestershire
Author:  Francis Andrews
Published:  1911
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Published in 1911 this is a wonderful history of the county of Worcestershire from ancient times.    

Price:  £15.11





Mercantile Directory of the Iron District of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire - Jones, 1865
Published:  1865
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A superb directory of tradesmen in the Black Country.    

Price:  £15.11





Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 1822 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1822
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Three very rare directories on one CD. Note that these directories include only the main towns and market towns, and not the villages in each county. See More info for place names.    

Price:  £9.79
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The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Worcestershire & Yorkshire
Published:  1891
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast array of subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces. In 1891 George Gomme republished all of these topograhical articles but edited and indexed them into county specific order. Each of Gomme's works contains between two and four separate counties, with a single common index. An absolute goldmine of information about the county, its people and its places.    

Price:  £12.13





The Heraldry of Worcestershire
Author:  Grazebrook
Published:  1873
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

(2 large volumes) Family pedigrees and coats of arms etc.    

Price:  £17.87





The Story of Some English Shires
Author:  Rev. Mandell Creighton
Published:  1897
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Wonderful historical accounts of these English counties: Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire.    

Price:  £15.11





The Victoria History of the County of Worcester, Volume I
Author:  J.W. Willis-Bund
Published:  1901
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90479-7

Price:  £75.00





The Victoria History of the County of Worcester, Volume II
Author:  J.W. Willis-Bund
Published:  1906
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-712-90480-3

Price:  £75.00





The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Pedigrees of Worcestershire families in 1569.    

Price:  £9.79





The Visitation of Worcestershire 1634
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Pedigrees of Worcestershire families in 1634.    

Price:  £9.79





Worcester in Olden Times
Author:  Noake
Published:  1849
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A delightful and informative history of the city of Worcester, and its changing face throughout the ages. Excellent background information for family historians.    

Price:  £9.79





Worcesterhire 1924 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1924
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An excellent resource for genealogists and historians. Each place is described in detail, with lists of private residents and tradesmen in each town village and hamlet.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire - Cox's Magna Britannia 1721 with Morden map
Author:  Cox
Published:  1721
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Almost three hundred years old this book describes the history of the county and its people from earliest times, and has descriptions and history of each of the places in the county.    

Price:  £9.79





Worcestershire 1828-9 Pigot's Directory (with map)
Published:  1829
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A very early and rare directory which covers the market towns and principal villages of the county (Please note that smaller villages and hamlets are not included).    

Price:  £9.79





Worcestershire 1835 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1835
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A good, though small, early county directory, which appeared before the first census of 1842, thus making it very valuable to the family history researcher.    

Price:  £9.79





Worcestershire 1840/1 Bentley's Directory
Author:  Bentley
Published:  1840
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Tens of thousands of names, addresses, trades and occupations, and a comprehensive description of every place in the county and and its history.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1841 Pigot's Directory
Published:  1841
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Descriptions of each place, plus lists of traders, details of post offices, churches, carriers, coaches, etc.    

Price:  £9.79





Worcestershire 1855 Billing's Directory and Gazetteer
Author:  Billing
Published:  1855
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A huge directory that covers the whole of the county of Worcestershire.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1860 Post Office Directory
Published:  1860
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An excellent resource for those reseaching their ancestors from this period as it gives an excellent starting point for searching the street indexes of the 1861 census.    

Price:  £12.13





Worcestershire 1870 Kelly's (Post Office) Directory
Published:  1870
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Every place in Worcestershire is described with a list of private individuals with trades. Also includes is a Court Directory, plus a classified trades directory and 1870 county map.    

Price:  £12.13





Worcestershire 1872 Post Office Directory
Published:  1872
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Each town, village and hamlet has a list of residents and traders. It also contains a Court directory of private individuals and a classified trades directory.    

Price:  £12.13





Worcestershire 1873 Return of Owners of Land
Published:  1873
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

Price:  £8.94





Worcestershire 1884 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1884
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A very comprehensive directory. Each place is described in great detail with residents and tradesmen, a court and classified trades directory plus an excellent county map.    

Price:  £12.13





Worcestershire 1888 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1888
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This book is quite similar in content to the 1892 Directory below. This directory includes a county map.    

Price:  £12.13





Worcestershire 1892 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1892
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Exellent descriptions of every town, village and hamlet in the county, with lists of private residents and tradesmen in each place.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1900 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1900
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A directory with the ideal date to act as a companion to the 1901 census .    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1912 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1912
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A very comprehensive 512 page directory.with descriptions of every place in the county along with lists of private residents plus commercial traders in each place.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1928 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1928
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Includes 1928 county map    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1932 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1932
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Includes 1932 map    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire 1940 Kelly's Directory
Published:  1940
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A huge directory covering Worcestershire in 1940. The kind of information that will pull down those brick walls in your earlier research.    

Price:  £15.11





Worcestershire Parish Registers - Marriages (2 Vols)
Published:  16,17,18,19
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The complete set of 2 volumes for the county of Worcestershire.    

Price:  £9.79




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