Books about the area of north-east Hampshire and south-west Surrey
The railway arrives in a Surrey village, and nothing is the same again - is Hindhead Common safe? We meet the founder of The National Trust, and cover 50 years of history in and around Haslemere and Hindhead, Surrey from the arrival of the railway to the arrival of the motor car - photos, maps, biographies. *John Owen Smith* \[See also JOS-29-X; JOS-31-1; JOS-61-4\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-12-5
A collection of historical material relating to Headley parish from previously published sources, compiled by John Owen Smith \[See also JOS-27-3; JOS-29-X; JOS-38-9; JOS-49-4; Headley Miscellanies\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-62-1
The discovery of seven letters in an old bureau leads to a 30-year search for the identity of an Australian Pioneer Woman. *Joyce Stevens (n?e Suter)* \[See also JOS-00-2\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-36-2
We follow the fortunes of the Eade family over seven and a half centuries from 1250 as, with an eye for the main chance, they attempt to climb the ladder of prosperity by constructing, amassing and then protecting their land holdings over the centuries while diversifying into trades such as bricklaying and stonemasonry. *Robyn Lane and Andrew Eade* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-69-0
The story of the benign 'invasion' of a Hampshire village by Canadian tank regiments during the Second World War - told by villagers and veterans - photos, maps, information. *John Owen Smith* \[See also JOS-LBC\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-54-0
The family lived a life of self-sufficiency where the only machine on the farm was the children's toy steam engine - illustrated with period photographs and sketches. *Margaret Hutchinson* \[See also JOS-29-X; JOS-31-1; JOS-39-7\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-47-8
An illustrated guide to twelve local mediaeval Hampshire churches: Alton, Bentley, Binsted, Froyle, Holybourne, East Worldham, West Worldham, Kingsley, Hartley Mauditt, Selborne, Headley and Bramshott. Compiled by members of the Woolmer Forest Archaeological & Historical Society - with illustrations, map of area. Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-11-7
This is the second publication to illustrate the history of the parish of Headley. In the first book, Headley’s Past in Pictures, we took you on an illustrated tour of the parish as it was during the first half of the 20th century. Here we look at some of the personalities, groups, occupations and businesses of the past which have helped to create the Headley of today. Over 200 photog...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-63-3
Photographic memories of Churt, Surrey. *Olivia Cotton* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-CHR
Peasant life in medieval Churt. *Philip Brooks* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-52-4
A short history of the village. *Olivia Cotton* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-COT
The legacy of the 1830 Swing Riots - the great-granddaughter of the legendary 'Trumpeter' of Selborne serves us fact laced with supposition. *Jean Newland* \[See also JOS-33-8\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-30-3
A Selborne girl transported to Tasmania - the great-granddaughter of the legendary 'Trumpeter' of Selborne serves us fact laced with supposition. *Jean Newland* \[See also JOS-30-3; JOS-33-8\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-56-7
A biography - the story of the 'Lark Rise' writer, including her time in Hampshire. *Gillian Lindsay* \[See also JOS-24-9; JOS-29-X; JOS-57-5; JOS-LGD\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-53-9
Two plays telling of Flora Thompson's Hampshire years. *John Owen Smith* \[See also JOS-24-9; JOS-29-X; JOS-53-9; JOS-57-5; JOS-LGD\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-63-8
More photographic memories of Churt, Surrey. *Olivia Cotton* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-FRC
Recipes written by a Rector's daughter in Headley Rectory at the beginning of the 20th century...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-73-7
Written in 1978 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Grayshott Civil Parish, this book tells the history of the village from its earliest beginnings as a minor hamlet of Headley to its status as a fully independent parish flourishing on (and across) the borders of Hampshire and Surrey. It was republished to celebrate the centenary of the parish in 2002. *J. H. (Jack) Smith* \[See also JOS-24-9; JO...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-38-9
Recollections of life in Liphook at the time of the First World War, by a neighbour of Flora Thompson - published by the Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society. *Joe Leggett* \[See also JOS-29-X; JOS-57-5; JOS-LGD; JOS-LGD; JOS-NTB\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-GGG
A 1925 guidebook to the village of Liphook in Hampshire and its surroundings, largely written by Flora Thompson - reprinted by the Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society in 1995. \[See also JOS-24-9; JOS-29-X; JOS-53-9; JOS-57-5\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-LGD
An illustrated tour of the parish of Headley, Hampshire in the first half of the 20th century - old postcards and photographs of Headley parish with historical commentary by John Owen Smith - maps and over 100 photographs \[See also JOS-29-X; JOS-38-9; JOS-49-4; JOS-63-3; Headley Miscellanies\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-27-3
Flora Thompson's time in east Hampshire at the turn of the 19th century - edition including map and notes on people & places she encountered in east Hampshire, updated 2005. *Flora Thompson* \[See also JOS-24-9; JOS-31-1; JOS-38-9; JOS-53-9; JOS-57-5; JOS-LGD\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-29-X
A short history of the acquisition of Hindhead Common by The National Trust, plus Details of a Dramatic Walk over Hindhead Common. *John Owen Smith* \[See also JOS-12-5; JOS-29-X; JOS-31-1\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-61-4
A story from quieter times in Ireland, leading through to the author's arrival in Headley, Hampshire. *Jessie Woodger* Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-25-7
The story of Canadian troops in Liphook and Bramshott during two World Wars - photos, maps, information - published by the Bramshott & Liphook Preservation Society. *Laurence Giles* \[See also JOS-00-1; JOS-57-5; JOS-GGG\] Supplied by John Owen Smith...
Supplied by: John Owen Smith - Publisher Product Ref: JOS-LBC