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The Making of Basingstoke - Eric Stokes (Ed Bob Applin) - £14:00

Published June 2008 - A study of how Basingstoke became the town it is today. It covers the towns story from pre-history through to today.. A unique resource started by the late Eric Stokes and then completed and brought up to date by a number of contributors. The book includes an extensive bibliography of references relating to the history of Basingstoke. ISBN 978-0-9508095-3-5

Taking The Pulse Of Basingstoke - ed Barbara Applin  - £13.00

Memories of health matters in the town before the coming of the National Health Service and right up to the present day, taken from recorded interviews with doctors, surgeons, nurses, midwives, dentists, chemists, opticians, a wide range of health workers and many patients.. We can compare the Cottage Hospital with the present-day NorthHantsHospital and National Health provision with the Hampshire Clinic. We hear of Basingstoke’s “flagship, The ARK, and the cherished St Michael’s Hospice. ISBN 0-9508095-2-7

Voices of Basingstoke 1400-1600 - Anne Hawker - £3.00

Taken from Basingstoke records, identifying where  and how people lived, describing the contents of property and the misdemeanours that led to  fines at court.
ISBN 0-9508095-0-0

The Story of Basingstoke - Anne Hawker - £6.95

A clear and readable account of the history of Basingstoke up to the present day. (Revised edition) ISBN 1-8597527-0-5

Going Down Church Street to the Felgate Bookshop - Mary Felgate and Barbara Applin -£7.50

Mary Felgate’s memories of her Grandmother’s bible bookshop in the 1920s, with research into history of properties in Church Street. ISBN 1-899077-06-5

Past Pieces - Selections from the Newsletter - £3.00

A variety of short articles ranging from “The Royal Arms in St Michael’s Church” to “The Hazards and Rewards of Culture and Entertainment in 19th Centry Basingstoke”

Roundabout Basingstoke - Barbara Applin - £1.50

Stories of Basingstoke’s many roundabouts - The highwayman, the Daneshill stones, the “Chineham Wave” etc ISBN 0-908095-1-9

Beneath Basingstoke - £12.00

A 90-Minute DVD of archeaological discoveries made beneath and around Basingstoke from the Stone Age to the Saxons

A Day in Tudor Basingstoke - £10.00

Video of a historical entertainment performed in Church Cottage, based on Basingstoke’s archives

Lady of the Mercians - Penny Ingham

Best selling novel about King Alfred’s daughter based on historical research   More....