- A History of Halesowen
- (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : A significant contribution to the published history of both Worcestershire and the Black Country, this very readable and well-illustrated new book will be warmly welcomed in Halesowen and the surrounding area. It puts the town’s past and present in penetrating perspective and will be the standard, authoritative work for many decades to come.
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- A History of Kidderminster
- (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : Kidderminster has had a colourful history, of struggle, conflict and change yet, surprisingly, this is the first complete account to have been published for over a century and the first ever chronological history of the town, wherein the author shows how one thing led to another.
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- Bygone Malvern (Worcestershire, England)
- (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : Malvern is a lovely town, nestling against the Worcestershire side of the Malvern Hills. Over the past 200 years writers, artists and photographers, who lived or stayed in the town, have bequeathed a wealth of vivid images, in words or pictures, of Malvern and its people as they were in the past. The author has made a skilful selection from these rich archives to provide a fascinating insight into the development of an insignificant village as it rose to meet successive challenges which contributed to the shape and character of the modern town.
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- History of Worcestershire
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(Book - Amazon.co.uk) : Worcestershire is a county of fertile valleys, drained by four rivers and ringed by the Malvern hills and the Cotswolds. It has seen many events such as the Battle of Evesham and the Gunpowder Plot and is known for its carpets (Kidderminster), glass (Stourbridge) and salt (Droitwich).
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- The Malverns
- (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : The Malvern area has many threads woven into its history; the medieval forest, the Benedictine priory, the 19th-century water-cure and the 20th-century science that did so much to defeat Hitler. This book studies its historical development, not only of the hills and commons but also of the surrounding towns and villages, including Worcester, Upton, Ledbury and Bromyard, taking care to distinguish between facts and folklore. It also comments on the people and the many local celebrities whose fame has spread far beyond the local counties such as Sir Edward Elgar.
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- Worcester: A Pictorial History
- (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : Worcester began as a crossing point on the River Severn, with ironworking in Roman times, and there are many survivals from its long history still to be seen today. These, and many of the streets and buildings which have long since disappeared, are illustrated in the fine collections of Worcester City Museums. The authors have made skilful use of carefully chosen paintings, prints, maps and old photographs, ranging from the 18th century to the 1960s and mostly never before published, to present a fresh look at its past and its people.
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