Local history booklets - East Ilsley
New Book now available - A4 soft cover - priced at £4 + P&P.
"Names Familiar To All - the stories of the East Ilsley War
memorial", Kay Sanderson
The stories behind all of the people listed on the newly
refurbished War Memorial in St. Mary's church, E.Ilsley, plus some who maybe should have been there.
Includes photos of these people where available.
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The following series of local history booklets are published
in association with East Ilsley Local History Society.
All booklets in this series are A5 soft
cover and cost
£2.00 + P&P each. The titles currently available are -
"A Worthless Drunken Creature - notes on parishioners, 1831", Kay Sanderson
Candid comments on the character of the people living in the village in 1831. The notes were written by the resident curate for the benefit of the incoming Rector and are often quite scurrilous! The booklet also contains a map and terrier, showing where each family lived.
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"Educating the Ilsleys", Eric Saxton
A celebration of 200 years of education in the villages of
East & West Ilsley, from the private schools of the 19th century to the
modern primary school of today. This booklet was produced for the centenary
of the 'New' school building in 2008.
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"Stained glass windows in St. Mary's
church, East Ilsley", Molly Kennedy
This booklet includes colour photos of each of the
windows and a brief history of the people depicted in them.
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"The origins of East Ilsley and
its name", Nigel Wardell
A summary of the historical and archaeological
evidence for the origins of the village
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"Monumental inscriptions of East
Ilsley", Eric Saxton
A name
index to the people commemorated in the graveyards (a
full transcription of these
inscriptions with additional biographical data
is now available on CD)
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"Transcripts
of East Ilsley wills", Eric Saxton
A name
index to the people mentioned in the wills of Ilsley
residents , including both testators and
beneficiaries (a full
transcription of the first volume of these wills
is now available on CD)
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"East
Ilsley Parish Council - the first 100 years",
Bob Moulton
A brief
history of local government at the parish council
level, illustrated with excerpts from the early Minute Books of
the parish council
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"The Hildesley brass", Eric
Saxton
A history of this beautiful brass in
the church at East Ilsley and the evidence for a
reconstruction of how it originally looked, including
colour photos
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"Historical walks in East Ilsley", Sue Burnay
A series of short walks in the village with a historical slant, including
maps and photos.
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"Far famed for sheep and wool", Nigel Wardell
A history of the markets and fairs of East Ilsley, from their
earliest beginnings to the present day.
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"More historical walks around East Ilsley", Sue
Burnay
A series of longer walks around the parish with a historical or
archaeological slant, including maps and photos.
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