A miscellany of early documents transcribed and translated from Latin by John Thompson who for many years worked as a volunteer in the County Record Office. This selection includes the Hundred rolls of 1274 and 1279, account rolls for Higham Gobion and Streatley 1379-82, tithe and expenditure accounts for Blunham Rectory 1520-39, the churchwardens' accounts for Turvey 1551-2, Bedfordshire archidiaconal visitations 1578, and the Eggington manor court rolls 1297-1572.

Hundreds, Manors, Parishes & the Church (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc)

John S. Thompson

Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

The first in a series of three volumes describing Bedfordshire's parish churches in detail, this book will appeal to anyone interested in old churches. Based on original sources, it also contains a commentary on each church with contemporary views. Adding much new material to previously published accounts, it will be an invaluable aid to future researchers and compilers of guide-books.

Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Pt.1)

History

Chris Pickford

World

This is an edition of household inventories listing in detail the contents of sixteen Bedfordshire country houses. Among them are lesser-known ones like the Hasells and the Prebendal House at Leighton Buzzard as well as mansions such as Wrest Park, and Southill. The volume includes a general introduction, an account of each of the houses covered, contemporary illustrations, and indexes of names and subjects.

Inventories of Bedfordshire Country Houses 1714-1830 (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc)

James Collett-White

Europe

<p>Bringing together the evidence from a wide range of documentary sources, this volume provides comprehensive information on Bedfordshire chapels and meeting houses from licensing and registration records. Very well illustrated, the book will be invaluable to students of religious history, local historians and genealogists.</p>

Bedfordshire Chapels and Meeting Houses: Official Registration 1672-1901 (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc)

Edwin Welch

The second in a series of three volumes describing Bedfordshire's parish churches in detail (see Vol.73), this book will appeal to anyone interested in old churches. The aim is to present a detailed account of each church together with text from five important nineteenth century sources.

Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century II (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Pt.2)

The third in a series of four extensively researched volumes describing Bedfordshire's parish churches in detail, this book will appeal to anyone interested in old churches. The aim is to present a detailed account of each church together with text from five important nineteenth century sources.

Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century III (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Pt.3)

The last in a series of four extensively researched volumes describing Bedfordshire's parish churches in detail, this book will appeal to anyone interested in old churches. The aim is to present a detailed account of each church together with text from five important nineteenth century sources. This final volume comprises a description of the newer, twentieth century, churches in the county, together with a summary of the main stages of restoration for each of the older churches and an analytical index to the whole work.

Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century: IV: Appendices and Index (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Pt.4) (Bedfordshire Historical Record Society)

Arts & Photography

'Liar!' 'Judas!' 'Traitor!' Why was the once popular Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors called these names by his own workforce? This story traces how the once mighty company, Vauxhall, which dominated the Luton economy and South Midlands area, declined. How did Vauxhall rise from a small London engineering company to the peak of its production in the 1960s where its local influence was so powerful that it set the trend for wages and even holidays in the surrounding Luton area? How was it saved from certain bankruptcy in the 1920s, rising to one of the largest car companies in Britain and Europe? How did it decline as a result of the decisions of a large multinational? How could this decision affect the prospects of the once enormous workforce, reducing its presence from over 35,000 employed in the early 1970s to under two thousand in 2002? This is, of course, also the story of the British motor car industry and its decline. The book explores Vauxhall's rise to the 'Big Six' vehicle producers with its car and truck model production, marketing and financial techniques. It also tells the stories of some of the men that made the company a success, whether top management or shop floor workers and unionists.

Vauxhall Motors and the Luton Economy, 1900-2002 (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Volume 82)

Business & Money

Holden, Len

Economics

Seldom have any troops shown such brilliant dash and utter contempt for the Bosch. Diary entry recorded during the Third Battle of Ypres. The Shiny Seventh was an ordinary Kitchener battalion, a body of men raised for the duration of the war, forming part of an ordinary county regiment. They saw extraordinary things and performed extraordinary actions as part of 18th (Eastern) Division, one of the most consistently successful British divisions on the Western Front. This is their story as told by their successive adjutants in the official War Diary. It tells of the drudgery of the trenches, fatigues, entertainment and endless training, including that of the newly arrived Americans in 1918. It also chronicles a rare success on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme, confusion at Arras, dash and gallantry at Ypres, endurance during the great retreat of March 1918 and a final 'backs to the wall' fight in front of Amiens that was instrumental in safeguarding the position of the entire British army in France and thus the outcome of the war itself. The personal diary of one of its subalterns, Henry Cartwright, is included as an appendix, courtesy of his great nephew, along with descriptions of the battlefields today and details of places visited and casualties suffered by this extraordinary, ordinary battalion.

The Shiny Seventh: The 7th (Service) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment at War, 1915-1918 (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Volume 83)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

This book examines the education of Luton girls and its relationship with employment opportunities, concentrating on, but not exclusively confined to, the working-classes. The acknowledged independence of spirit to be found in Luton was especially noticeable among its female population, which enjoyed considerable economic power within the traditional hat-making industry. While there is evidence to show that girls' education was biased towards their roles as wives and mothers, by the early twentieth century the effects of compulsory education and the introduction of new industries into the town meant that their status and expectations had changed. The author pays particular attention to half time schooling and the granting of labour certificates which allowed children to leave school before the statutory age; she also assesses the contribution of the home and independent organisations, the training of teachers, the character of rural schools, the introduction of technical and secondary education, and the role played by Sunday schooling.

The Education and Employment of Girls in Luton, 1874-1924: Widening Opportunities and Lost Freedoms (Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc) (Volume 84)

Allsopp, Anne

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