Somerset & Dorset Family History Society
Somerset Local History Books
Books about towns and villages in Somerset, and about the whole county
A Somerset Airman by Eric Gardner
The story of an RAF armourer, who grew up in Frome on a small family farm. The story begins with an account of life on the farm, and continues with Eric's conscription into the services, and his time in foreign parts away from loved ones in a sleepy Somerset town. 190 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-441
Childhood Memories - Growing Up in Kingsmead and Weston by Pauline Forrest
An account of a working class childhood in Bath in the 1920s and 1930s. A vivid evocation of a city changed almost beyond recognition - a city of tramcars, lodging houses, street vendors, midwinter dips in the flooded river and charabanc trips to the seaside. Includes nearly forty photographs. 91 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-1021
Crime and Punishment in Regency Frome, edited by Michael McGarvie
The journals of Isaac Gregory, Constable of Frome (1813-14 & 1817-18). Includes photographs and a good index. 64 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-314
Every House Tells a Story by The Langford History Group
A history of some of Langford's older houses and the people who lived in them. Includes over 150 photographs, including a number of maps, and a comprehensive index. 229 pages. Soft covers....
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Experiences of a 19th Century Gentleman, edited by Derek Gill
The Diary of Thomas Bunn of Frome. An extensive introduction to the Bunn family is followed by diary extracts from the 1830s and 1840s. 196 pages. Soft covers....
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Frome Through the Ages by Michael McGarvie
An anthology of items extracted from original documents, to illustrate the life and activities of Frome from earliest times to the present century. 176 pages. Soft covers....
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Gie I Burtle - A Village Apart by C S John Sparkes
The story of a Somerset moorland village, located in the midst of the oft flooded Somerset Levels. Presents many aspects of Burtle, including the earliest settlers, the railway and the important turf trade of recent years. Includes a detailed account of the everyday life of the village. 255 pages. Soft covers....
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Letters Home to Yeovil
(Jack Sweet) During the First World War, Yeovil men and women served on the Western Front, in Belgium and France, and many other places. Letters to and from home were welcomed by all recipients and during the four years of the war, the Western Gazette published a weekly column Yeovil and the War which included letters, either in full or extract, sent home to friends and relations by local men ser...
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Long Sutton as 'Twere by Redvers Burt
A fond evocation of times past, the community evolving over two or three generations. 128 pages. Soft covers....
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The Buildings of Frome by Rodney D Goodall
A study of the development of Frome and its buildings over a period of more than 1300 years, including churches, inns, public building, commercial building and houses. Includes 40 photographs. 149 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-421
The History of Wilton Gaol by Peter Parrish
An absorbing and interesting account of the Taunton penal institutions, particularly in the 19th century....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-359
The King's Peace, edited by Michael McGarvie
A transcription of the Justice's Notebooks of Thomas Horner of Mells, 1770 - 1777. Includes an index of the multitude of names mentioned. 188 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-361
Wells - A Pictorial History by Tony Scrase
A perceptive vision of this smallest of cities as seen through over 170 photographs. 118 Pages. Hardback....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-367