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"All the Business of War"
by John Sunderland and Margaret Webb.
For five days in September 1913, with rumblings of war stirring all over Europe, North Bucks and South Northants were turned into a "battleground" for British manoeuvres for more than 40,000 soldiers and airmen in what turned out to be a vital dress rehearsal for the so-called Great War. This book, written to mark the centenary of the 1913 exercises, explains what happened. It includes a facsimile of the booklet, published by the Northampton Mercury in 1913, to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Northampton to see the manoeuvres.
72 pages; ISBN 978 0 9524619 4 4; £10.00
Published 2011
"Towcester - The Story of an English country town"
Edited by John Sunderland and Margaret Webb.
Chapters on Towcester in pre-historic times, the Roman period, the Dark Ages, Anglo Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian, Victorian and Modern Towcester
Hardback; 310 pages; ISBN 0 9524619 1 9; £12.50
Published 1995
Out of print
Notelets - Drawings of Old Towcester by Joe Hulbert
These notelets feature images of old Towcester drawn in about 1960 by Joe Hulbert. There are three different designs.
Packs of six assorted notelets £1.20
Packs of ten notelets of the same design £2.00
First published December 2010
"William Sponne (c.1380-1448) - Archdeacon of Norfolk and Rector of Towcester"
by Brian Giggins
With an introduction by Rev. Tony Bryer, Rector of St. Lawrence, Towcester.
This biography of William Sponne looks at the life of a medieval archdeacon who was influential on Towcester and its parish church. It includes details of his parishes and the families he was associated with.
36 pages; two appendices; 77 references; ISBN 0 9524619 35; £3.50
First published September 2010
"Old Towcester in Camera"
Booklet of 50 old photographs, plus line drawings. £3.00
Reprinted spring 2000
Reprinted September 2006
"Old Towcester in Camera - No 2"
A second booklet of 50 old photographs, plus line drawings. £3.00
Reprinted September 2006
"Old Towcester in Camera - No 3"
A third booklet of old photographs, plus line drawings. Many "then and now " images with text describing the changes in Towcester. Plus two old aerial photographs . £3.50
First published March 2007. ISBN 0 9524619 2 7
"Towcester Memories of the"Slow, Miserable and Jolty" (Stratford & Midland Junction Railway)"
by Robert Stevens
A collection of childhood memories of Towcester Railway Station, covering its history from 1938 until the 1950s. With photographs, maps and line drawings.
36 pages; ISBN 0 9524619 0 0; £3.00
Reprinted 1999
"Wartime Memories 1939-1945"
64 pages, A4 size Published Nov 1999 Reprinted 2003. £4.50
This compilation records the authentic memories of people who lived in Towcester and the area in the years of the Second World War.
"A Towcester Trail"
Walking guide to the buildings of interest in Towcester.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Single sheet leaflet, A3 size. 25p.
"Roll of Honour"
A replica of the Roll of Honour in St. Lawrence's Church, Towcester.
Single sheet, A4 in a protective cover. 40p.
"Towcester's Industrial Archaeology"
This walking guide highlights twelve sites related to the industrial archaeology of Towcester. There is a map showing where these sites are, and each has a photograph and a paragraph of information.
The leaflet is No. 1 in the series "Discovering Towcester".
First published in October 2005.
Folded A3 sheet. 75p.
"Bury Mount Castle, Towcester, Northamptonshire"
Bury Mount Castle is a large mound hidden at the back of Watling Street. The booklet includes a reconstruction of how the castle may have appeared circa 1150 when it controlled the strategic junction of Watling Street and the long distance route from Southampton to Stamford. Its history is covered from Roman times up to 2005, when it was acquired by the South Northamptonshire Council.
The leaflet is No. 2 in the series "Discovering Towcester".
First published in September 2006. A5 booklet, 8 pages. 75p.