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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This is a fascinating look, through the eyes of the young daughter of the Master and Mistress of the Boston Workhouse, later known as St John’s, then Woodlands Court and…
A fascinating booklet by Jeremy Wheeldon, who became interested in Church Brasses after seeing an exhibition of rubbings in Cambridge and joined the Monumental Brass Society in 1965. This volume…
History of Boston Series. No. 15 – Published in 1977. This is a First Edition. Legend has it that Christianity came to Boston before there was even a town here….
This extract from The First Stone and Other Papers, originally published in 1970, has been reprinted in 2009 to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the laying of the first stone…
This is a brief account of the history of Fydell house to which John Fydell gave his name in 1726. It follows the occupation of the house from its first…
The History Press have declared this Out of Print (Dec 2022) however I have one (ex-display) copy left. The price of this copy has been discounted by 15% – was…
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