A variety of books, by local authors, about the history of the town of Boston, UK. Titles include: Boston by Gaslight, A Town Remembers and Boston and The Great Civil War. There are also some titles looking at the history of the town’s churches such as Methodism in Boston and Monumental Brasses (St Botolph’s Church affectionately known as The Stump boasted over 100 brasses in the late 16th century) and this year (2009) celebrates the 700th anniversary of the first stone being laid.
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SPECIAL OFFER paperback and cased copies reduced. New prices below reflect the extra discount 🙂 John Cotton was born December 4th 1584 in Derby, a town then comprising 3,000 residents,…
This book, in two parts, aims to give recognition to all those who gave their lives in either the First or Second World Wars but who, for a wide variety…
This book, in two parts, aims to give recognition to all those who gave their lives in either the First or Second World Wars but who, for a wide variety…
History of Boston Series. No. 14 – Published in 1976. This is a First Edition. Steven N Davis was born in Birmingham in 1949. His aim here is largely to…
Boston, Lincolnshire, has been nicknamed ‘the capital of the Fens’. Its heritage through the ages has been influenced by both religious institutions and its port. In many ways it is…
This detailed account, Arthur Garner, of Boston’s part in the Civil War places it in the national context. The first half of the 17th century was not only a time…
Boston was one of the first towns in Lincolnshire to be lit by gas, three years before the city of Lincoln. The Boston Gaslight and Coke Company was formed by…
The Lincolnshire market town and small port of Boston is nearly a thousand years old, having been founded soon after the Norman Conquest. Located close to the Wash, it flourished…
History of Boston Series. No. 13 – Published in 1975. This is a First Edition. This book is presented as a complement to, and continuation of, my Boston and the…
The 12th and early 13th centuries were a period when England’s trade was growing and its towns were expanding. The town of Boston, Lincolnshire, was in the forefront of these…
The first title in a new series Informed Conservation which highlights the special character of some of our most important historic areas and the development pressures they are facing. Boston,…
The entire history of Boston – from salt making during the Roman occupation to the current flood barrier construction – is laid out in a new book. Author, Richard Austin,…
History of Boston Series. No. 11 – Published in 1974. This is a First Edition. This work is not intended as an academic text-book history of Boston’s Newspapers, although I…
Take an eerie journey through the historic town of Boston, Lincolnshire, where ghostly friars still occupy the land of their 13th century monastery, and where Sarah Preston’s disembodied cries of…
This is a pack of playing cards with a difference. Each of the 62 cards highlights one of the many architectural treasures to be found in the beautiful English coastal…
Number six in the History of Boston Series. A brief explanation of the origins of the different Methodist Societies. William Leary examines how they came to Boston, their success and…
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