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Publications for Sale - new books

The Society maintains a portfolio of books available for purchase by members and non-members. Occasionally publications go out of print. You may find copies for sale at Chislehurst Library, Bromley Local Studies Library, and online at abebooks.co.uk

Prices include the cost of packaging and post. Please send your order and payment (cheques should be made payable to ‘The Chislehurst Society; please do not send cash through the post) to The Chislehurst Society, PO Box 82, Chislehurst BR7 5TT

You can also buy online using our Paypal facility. Simply click on the add to cart buttons below, and then go to view cart on the right when you have finished your purchases. We regret that not all books mentioned here are available for on-line purchase.

These publications are also on sale at Chislehurst Society events and from stands that the Society takes at various local fairs and events, at which time no postage is charged. Members who wish to pick up their copies to save postage should contact us.

Current list:

Book cover Title and details Price  
Bookmark

Bookmark    (Green leather, gold lettering

£1.50 Free with any order placed by 31 December 2012
HeritageBuildings

Chislehurst - a Guide to some Heritage Buildings. 1996
Twelve buildings relating to Open House days in 1996.

£2.50
 
Chislehurst Memories

Chislehurst Memories.  2007
Tony Keable recalls his post war “evacuation” to the old Rectory in 1946.

  Currently out of print, but available to read online here
DVD

Chislehurst - no Ordinary Suburb (DVD).   2007
Modern Chislehurst and some of its historical background. Runs for 23 minutes.

£12.00
 
Discover Chislehurst

Discover Chislehurst and its Environs.  2007 
Detailed architectural walks around Chislehurst and neighbouring areas.

£12.00
 
Francis Murray

Francis Murray of Chislehurst.  2002
As Rector from 1846 to 1902, his life illuminates Victorian Chislehurst.

£12.00
 
Imperial Family

French Imperial Family in Chislehurst.  2002
Napoleon III, Eugenie and Prince Imperial at Camden Place, 1870 - 1880.

£3.50
 
Map

Heritage Map of Chislehurst. (Rolled, in tube) 2000
Will look at its best framed and hung on your wall. 30 x 42 cm (see larger image below)

£4.00
 
Commons

In Trust for Chislehurst.  (Commons and National Trust lands). 1995
Enhances the understanding of Chislehurst’s hard-won open spaces.

£3.00
 
Kemnal Road

Kemnal Road - a History.  2011 (includes Kemnal Manor)
Highly detailed account of its growth and development.

 

£9.00
 
A Walk

A Walk From Sidcup to Chislehurst Along the Old Road.  (Perry Street)   2003
From the Black Horse, Sidcup, via the line of old Perry Street, to the Bull’s Head

£4.00
 

Other publications are also available. Contact us to see how to obtain copies:

Arthur Battle: Edwardian Chislehurst: Memories of the Village Baker (180 pages) 1988. .

£12.50

We may be able to find local copies. You can also occasionally find copies for sale via abebooks.

We currently have two second-hand copies of this book. Contact us.

Webb

History of Chislehurst.
A.E.Webb's famous history of the village, orginally published in 1899.

A Centenary edition was published in 1999.

Both editions are out of print.

 

A CD containing a facsimile of the 1899 edition, prepared by Yvonne Auld, is available from:

Paper Lane, 39 High Street Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5AE Tel:020 8467 2024

You can occasionally find copies for sale via abebooks, where Facsimile copies are also available.

We currently have four facsimile copies available. Contact us.

McCall

Patchwork of the History of Chislehurst, by Dorothy McCall 1963

A personal look at Chislehurst's history by a resident.

Long out of print

 

 

You can occasionally find copies for sale via abebooks, where Facsimile copies are also available.

We currently have three copies available. Contact us.

ForKingCountry

For King and Country - The Men of Chislehurst who Fell in the Great War. 2010

A study of the impact of the Great War on the village of Chislehurst, with notes on the men whose names are on the War Memorials here.

£9.00

Available from:

Paper Lane, 39 High Street Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5AE Tel:020 8467 2024

Two Orpington & District Archaeological Society publications of interest, also available via ODAS website:  www.odas.org.uk

Scadbury

Scadbury Manor.  (brief history)  2003 edition
ODAS’ account of the home of the Lord of the Manor of Scadbury and Chislehurst.

£1.50
 
Pure Waters

Pure Aerated Waters: Chislehurst Mineral Waters Company. 2006
Widely advertised from late Victorian times to the mid-20th century

£3.00
 

Large Map

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