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Post it or hand it in at the Museum. The full postal address appears at the top and the bottom of this page.
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A Country Grammar School, Levi Fox 1967. pp.204. Hardback.
This official history of Ashby Grammar School through four centuries typifies the heritage and tradition of an English Grammar School. This volume also contains a transcript of the 1575 foundation charter and a transcription of the earliest school account books and minutes,
£4.75 plus £3.00 postage & packing.
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The Kirkland Papers 1753-1869. Arthur Crane. pp.240. Hardback
A remarkable chronicle of the Kirkland family includes a most readable account of the murder of Johnson, the steward by the Earl Ferrers, and details of 18th century social life in Ashby de la Zouch.
£14.99 plus £3.00 postage & packing.
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Ashby de la Zouch. The Spa Town. Kenneth Hillier 2003, pp.60. Paperback
This booklet tells the story of how Ashby tried to become a “spa” town, but never quite managed to attract the clientele needed to sustain success. An historical detective story explaining why Ashby did not manage to rival Buxton or Leamington.
£6 plus £1.00 postage & packing.
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Napoleonic Prisoner of War in Ashby de la Zouch, by Arthur Crane, Kenneth Hillier & David Jackson. pp.48. A4 Paperback.
A scholarly account of the billeting of French officer prisoners from 1809 to 1814. The book records not only their activities but their interaction with the town.
£5.99 plus £1.50 postage & packing.
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The Hastings of Ashby de la Zouch. by Peter Abney-Hastings the husband of the late Barbara Abney Hastings, The Countess of Loudoun. 1994 pp58
A delightful booklet in which Peter outlines the origins of the local Hastings family and its history to the present day.
£1.00 plus 80p postage & packing.
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Rambles Around St Helen’s and its Churchyard. Peter Abney-Hastings. paperback pp40
A charming booklet linking Ashby’s social history with monuments in St Helen’s churchyard.
£1.00 plus 80p postage & packing.
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle. facsimile reproduction of a history & description first published in 1914 by Thomas H Fosbrooke. Ring bound paperback, 44 pages plus illustrations and plans.
The best “guide book” ever published of Ashby Castle. Contains photos & architect's drawings of the castle, a history of the town and an interesting account of Ashby’s involvement in the Civil War.
£7.50 plus £1.00 postage & packing.
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Ticknall Pots & Potters. Janet Spavold & Sue Brown, pp192. Hardback..
A pioneering study showing its importance of the extensive but neglected pottery industry in Ticknall, Derbyshire, A social and economic history of a small South Derbyshire village over 400 years in the shadow of Calke Abbey.
£24.95 plus £3.00 post & packing.
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Ashby Grammar School. A centenary of Girls’ Education. Kenneth Hillier 1989. pp.61. Paperback.
A well illustrated history of our local Girls' Grammar School from its origins in Market Street to the present building on Nottingham Road. The struggle of the Misses Hopkirk, Champion and Lockton to elevate girls’ education to match that offered to boys is well documented. Many names & memories will be evoked on reading this book.
£5.99 plus £1.50 post & packing.
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