Look at Stony Stratford
A stunning collection of photographs by Alicja Lorenc-Withers taken around the town. 200 pages of images with some text by Bryan Dunleavy. The book is available now, online or from local outlets.
Before Milton Keynes III
The series continues with this third volume, which collects John Taylor’s regular articles for the Milton Keynes Citizen. This collection covers a good deal of the history of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and includes articles about villages in the wider Milton Keynes area. Before Milton Keynes I and Before Milton Keynes II are already in […]
Stantonbury and New Bradwell
The sixth volume in the series covers the ancient village of Stantonbury, which until the 19th century was barely populated. In the 1850 the railway company developed a new town to accommodate railway workers. This are and in the 20th century the new town adopted the name of New Bradwell. The new community was not […]
Look at Wolverton
Look at Wolverton is a sumptuous book of 200 pages of photographs about Wolverton and its surrounding countryside. The photographer, Alicja Lorenc-Withers lives in Wolverton and she has collaborated with historian Bryan Dunleavy, who provides the text in this book. The book is available from all bookstores and online. ISBN: 978-1-909054-98-1 Buy now
Four Earls and a Playwright
Sir Thomas Wriothesley worked as a court official during the reign of Henry VIII, eventually rising to the office of Lord Chancellor. In the 1530s and 1540s he amassed a large property portfolio and was created Earl of Southampton by Henry VIII in 1547. The earldom lasted four generations until the fourth earl died in […]
Home Fires
In 1914 North Bucks was mainly rural with one large town at Wolverton and smaller towns in Olney, Newport Pagnell and Bletchley. The villages played their part in the war effort and in some cases made sacrifices out of propor-tion to their tiny population. This carefully researched book, drawing on contemporary sources, tells their story.
Picking Up the Crumbs
The seventh novel in this series returns the former police inspector, Joyce MacNamara, to the Dorset village of Yembury, where she made her reputation many years before by solving a series of murders.As before, this seemingly tranquil rural haven is not immune to further crime – and murder.
Good News from a Far Country
Inspector Joyce Agate, exiled to Australia after her investigations touch uncomfortably on informationrelating to the death of Princess Diana, is now marriedto Patrick MacNamara, a farmer and former journalist. When he learns of her account he takes up the investigative trail and before long theyareback in England asking more questions that the authorities don’t want […]
Redbrick Revolution
The redbrick town, with neat terraces and streets laid on a grid pattern, was new to rural North Bucks in 1840. 100 years later the railway town of Wolverton, the satellite town of New Bradwell and the Wolverton End of Stony Stratford were largely com-plete. It was a revolution. This book, extensively illustrated by Faye […]
Urgent Copy
When war broke out in 1914 the Wolverton Express was the established local newspaper of choice in the Wolverton area, although the older Bucks Standard from Newport Pagnell still had a following. The printed word was paramount in getting out the local news every Friday. News from the battlefront, as it affected local people, could […]