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David Nash Ford £50 for Two Volumes ISBN 978-1-905191-07-9 & ISBN 978-1-905191-08-6 Published
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Reading pubs and their past are mentioned in many local history books but there has never been such an in-depth study as David Nash Ford's Central Reading Pub Histories in two volumes. Across over five centuries, from 1423 until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, David examines 282 different pubs with 530 different names, all located in Central Reading. This work includes the most comprehensive list of Reading publicans, many from the mid-18th century onwards, some of whom held pub licences for only a few weeks. Learn about the Great Coaching Era, the arrival of the Railway, and the beerhouse revolution. Discover travelling entertainers and healers, swindlers, thieves, prostitutes, murders, suicides, fights, accidents, mysteries, love affairs, elopements, practical jokes, daring rescues and great entrepreneurs. It all happened down the pub. |
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Turbulent Times in Henry VIII's Berkshire David Nash Ford £12.50 ISBN 978-1-905191-06-2 Published
2023. Berkshire was a dangerous place in the reign of King Henry VIII. National events surrounding religious change and political intrigue did not only affect the people closest to the King. They permeated down through all levels of society. Kings partied, Queens came and went, martyrs were burnt and hanged, neighbours clashed, monasteries were dissolved ... and it all happened in Berkshire. |
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David Nash Ford £10 ISBN 978-1-905191-05-5 Published
2023 Though much reduced and divided, Windsor Forest is still one of the last great wildernesses of Southern England. Spreading over all of Eastern Berkshire and patronised since Anglo-Saxon times as the chief hunting ground of the English kings, it is not surprising that it is the centre for many old stories and legends. Traditional tales of mysterious ... read more |
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Editor David Nash Ford £16 ISBN 978-1-905191-04-8 Published 2022 In the early 19th century, there were few printed guides available to tell you about your local area and its history. In Berkshire, the first widely available guide was published in the 1840s by John Snare, a stationer and printer in Reading's Minster Street. Today, this rare little book is a fascinating insight into what the region around Reading was like at a time when ... read more |
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West Berkshire Town & Village Histories David Nash Ford £16 ISBN 978-1-905191-03-1 Published 2020 Whether you are from West Berkshire or just visiting, this book is the place to find out all about the history of some 102 different towns, suburbs, villages and hamlets in the western portion of the District of West Berkshire. Join David Nash Ford as he examines the structures, people, events ... read more |
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Mid-Berkshire Town & Village Histories David Nash Ford £16 ISBN 978-1-905191-02-4 Published 2020 Whether you are from Mid-Berkshire or just visiting, this book is the place to find out all about the history of some 113 different towns, suburbs, villages and hamlets in the Borough of Reading, the vast majority of the Borough of Wokingham and the eastern regions of the District of West Berkshire. Join David Nash Ford as he examines the structures, people, events ... read more |
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East Berkshire Town & Village Histories David Nash Ford £16 ISBN 978-1-905191-01-7 Published 2020. A5 Paperback Book. 290 pages. 127 black & white images. Whether you are from East Berkshire or just visiting, this book is the place to find out all about the history of some 126 different towns, suburbs, villages and hamlets in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, the Boroughs of Slough and of Bracknell Forest and the northern-eastern portion of the Borough of Wokingham. Join ... read more |
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The Legends of North-East Hampshire David Nash Ford £4 Currently Unavailable. Reprinting Soon. Published 2008. A5 Paperback Booklet. 20 pages. Traditional stories from around Basingstoke & Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. Meet mythical creatures, read stories of love, loyalty and royalty, learn about outlaws, robbers and murderers, witches and wizards and discover tales from churches and great houses.. |
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David Nash Ford £4 ISBN 978-1-905191-00-0 Published 2004. A5 Paperback Booklet. 24 pages. 21 black & white images. Why are so many places in Britain associated with the legendary King Arthur? Find out, as David Nash Ford takes you on a whistle-stop tour of all the major 'Arthurian Locations' across the country. Learn Arthur's story as told in different regions and discover some of the clues which suggest a real man behind the legend ... read more |
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Reading's Original Oracle Christmas Cards David Nash Ford From £5 for 3 to £15 for 10 Published 2023. 7"x5" Christmas Cards. |
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David Nash Ford From £2.50 to £30 Digital PDF Download. Published between 2008 & 2014. A4 sets of individual sheets. We have a wide range of over 120 pages of British history activity sheets for kids available, all of which are exclusive to Nash Ford Publishing and full of David's cartoon illustrations. Organised by subject, we currently cover Tudors & Stuarts, Medieval Britain, Anglo-Saxons, Dark Age Britons, Romans & Iron Age Celts and British Legends (including King Arthur). Thumbnails and descriptions of all sheets available ... read more |
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