ISBN: 978-1-909054-46-2 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-909054-53-0 Paperback
Wolverton and its neighbouring parishes have a surprisingly rich history, and these volumes try to tell that story from the earliest known settlements to the district’s present configuration as part of, or on the fringes of, Milton Keynes. The district under consideration is Wolverton and its neighbouring parishes in North Bucks and those in Northamptonshire, north of the River Ouse. They have a shared history.This first volume covers almost 2,000 years, from early settlement to 1838, when the arrival of the London and Birmingham Railway transformed the district.
Wolverton and its neighbouring parishes have a surprisingly rich history, and these volumes try to tell that story from the earliest known settlements to the district’s present configuration as part of, or on the fringes of, Milton Keynes. The district under consideration is Wolverton and its neighbouring parishes in North Bucks and those in Northamptonshire, north of the River Ouse. They have a shared history.Volume II, Pure Republic, describes the period from 1838 to the out-break of war in 1914.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-46-2 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-909054-54-7 Paperback
Stony Stratford was an important stopping place on the Watling Street and soon after its foundation at the end of the 12th century it became an attractive resting place for royal entourages. The town was the scene of some famous events in English history and from the 18th century to the arrival of the railways in 1838 was one of the premier coaching towns in England.The inn was at the centre of this trade and the town could always boast a good number and variety. At any one time there were 25 to 30 inns and alehouses in Stony Stratford. This book describes the history of these inns and alehouses, which later became hotels and public houses. Every known documentary source has been investigated and the authors have been able to clear up some unanswered questions about earlier establishments. A second section includes a compendium of all recorded licensed houses from medieval times to the present day. For good measure licensed houses in Old Stratford, Calverton, Wolverton and the Bradwells are included.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-08-0 Paperback
This is a story of men in a rural region of the country who were required to uphold the law in the course of a century which saw major changes in the organisation of police services. It starts with those who were the part time unpaid parish constables acting solely within parish boundaries and in a wholly uncoordinated manner. It ends with a co-ordinated county-wide police force, a precursor of the regional force of today.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-44-8 Paperback
An organised police force was late to arrive in Buckinghamshire in the 19th century. Many of the men who filled the ranks were ‘characters’ and lived interesting live.Mick Shaw, a career police officer himself in North Bucks, has compiled these biographies of 19th and 20th century policemen. Itmakes for an interesting read.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-75-2 Paperback
Step back in time more than a century to relive what life would have looked like in Woburn Sands, Aspley Heath and Wavendon on the Bed-fordshire and Buckinghamshire border. See the shops, businesses and houses of these inter-connected parishes as they were then, with the local people captured by photographers as they went about their daily lives. More than 200 local postcard images and period adverts have been gathered, not only of local views but also one-off events such as the 1911 Coronation Celebrations.The Edwardian postcard craze really took off in Woburn Sands, thanks to its spa-like reputation for a healthy climate that you could enjoy on your holidays. Several local postcard publishers vied to get the most interesting pictures for sale, sometimes even on the same day as the event had happened. Some views are still easily recognisable today, while others have long since disappeared.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-72-1 Paperback
The new town of Milton Keynes was announced in 1967 and for the next 25 years the development of the project was in the hands of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation.
The story is told in some considerable detail in these four volumes.
Volume 1 describes the birth years in the late 1960s; Volume II, the development in the 1980s; Volume III, the consolidation of the project before handing over to elected authorities in 1992; Volume IV contains supplementary material.
ISBN: 978-1-909054-72-1 Paperback
The Making of Milton Keynes
