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Robert Mushet and the Darkhill Ironworks thumbnail Robert Mushet and the Darkhill Ironworks
Keith Webb    £7.99
Robert Mushet is the father of modern steel alloys. His pioneering experiments, carried out at his Darkhill Ironworks, near Coleford in the F... See details

Severn Tanking thumbnail Severn Tanking
B. A. Lane    £6.95
A personal account of a working life spent navigating this often treacherous river.... See details

Story of Parkend thumbnail Story of Parkend
Ralph Anstis    £9.99
A history of the village which contains much of industrial, colliery and railway interest. Paperback 80 pages. 215mm x 270mm... See details

Teacher in the Forest thumbnail Teacher in the Forest
Keith Wilks    £7.50
Memoir of Keith's time teaching at the Five Acres and Berry Hill schools in the Forest of Dean, between the years 1946 and 1984. Contains num... See details

The Archaeology and History of Ancient Dean and the Wye Valley thumbnail The Archaeology and History of Ancient Dean and the Wye Valley
Bryan Walters    £11.95
The history of the Forest of Dean from Stone Age to Norman Invasion, with photographs, maps and line drawings.... See details

The Castles of Gloucestershire and Bristol thumbnail The Castles of Gloucestershire and Bristol
Mike Salter    £3.00
A pamphlet containing plans, photographs and accounts of the numerous castles in this area.... See details

The Commoners of Dean Forest thumbnail The Commoners of Dean Forest
Cyril Hart    £24.99
In this work of scholarship, the author continues to communicate his lifetime enthusiasm for, and experience of, the Forest and hundred. The ... See details

The Folklore of Gloucestershire thumbnail The Folklore of Gloucestershire
Roy Palmer    £14.99
A fascinating overview of the traditions, festivals, legend and lore of the County.... See details

The Forest of Dean Tramroad: The Bullo Pill to Churchway tramroad via Soudley and Cinderford 1807 -1854 thumbnail The Forest of Dean Tramroad: The Bullo Pill to Churchway tramroad via Soudley and Cinderford 1807 -1854
R. J. Morris    £7.00
Thoroughly researched and clearly presented with many old pphotograps and maps, this excellent history traced the earliest history and descri... See details

The Free Miners of the Forest of Dean and Hundred of St. Briavels thumbnail The Free Miners of the Forest of Dean and Hundred of St. Briavels
Cyril Hart    £36.00
A much updated and enlarged edition of this classic history of the Free Miners of the Forest of Dean. A must for industrial historians and th... See details

The Great Brunel thumbnail The Great Brunel
Chris Morris    £17.99
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a man whose name has become synonymous with the heroic and inventive engineering of the Victorian age. His persona... See details

The Iron Industry of the Forest of Dean thumbnail The Iron Industry of the Forest of Dean
John Meredith    £15.99
A complete history of iron making in the Forest of Dean from prehistory to the present, with special attention paid to the Roman, Tudor and ... See details

The Landscape of Gloucestershire thumbnail The Landscape of Gloucestershire
Alan Pilbeam    £17.99
A tour of the infinite variety of Gloucestershire's scenery and architecture, from the Cotswolds, to the Vale of Gloucester and the Forest of... See details

The New Regard thumbnail The New Regard
Forest of Dean Local History Society    £7.00
Periodical journal of the Forest of Dean Local History Society, containing various articles. Most recent volume available as well as many bac... See details

The Personalities of the Forest of Dean thumbnail The Personalities of the Forest of Dean
Revd H.G. Nicholls, M.A.    £9.95
Facsimile of this fascinating 1863 account of the Forest "Gentry" and "Commonalty"!... See details

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